Sickle cell carriers are at a slightly increased risk of blood clots, but the overall risk is still low, a study found.

Sep. 12, 2024 — Researchers have found that being a carrier for sickle cell disease, known as having sickle cell trait, increases the risk of blood clots, a risk that is the same among diverse ...

Pulmonary embolism is the third leading cause of death from cardiovascular disease and happens when blood clots block an artery in the lungs, so blood and gas cannot flow normally. It's the third ...

The risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), or blood clots, in individuals with sickle cell trait (SCT) is higher than in individuals without the trait. However, the risk is lower than for those with ...

The Suffolk GP Federation, a collective of surgeries in the county, was sent a large batch of the AstraZeneca vaccine with a ...

Doctors and pharmacists treating people with blood thinners can reduce the rate of inappropriate dosing -- as well as blood clots and strokes that can result from it -- using an electronic patient ...

Jack Last died after having the AstraZeneca Covid jab following a ‘litany’ of errors by GP services and the NHS ...

Penumbra, Inc. announced it has received CE Mark approval for its Lightning Flash 2.0 and Lightning Bolt 7 computer-assisted ...

Researchers led by Michigan Medicine used the tool to assess over 120,000 cases in which patients with atrial fibrillation or venous thromboembolism, blood clots in the veins, were treated with ...

The risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), or blood clots, in individuals with sickle cell trait (SCT) is higher than in ...

Argon Medical Devices, a leading provider of medical device solutions for Interventional Radiology, Vascular Surgery, ...

A 20-year-old suffered spine and face fractures and was left with a large blood clot on his brain after a fleet of 999 crews flooded Parkfield Way, in Stockton, in the early hours of April 7.