Pulmonary embolism (PE), a type of blood clot in the lungs, sends more than half a million people to U.S. hospitals each year—and kills about one in five high-risk patients, according to the American ...

Patients who undergo general anesthesia while receiving a specialized surgery to treat strokes have better outcomes than ...

Heavy drinking is tied to earlier and more severe brain bleeds, a new study found. The paper, published Wednesday in the ...

Gadot received life-saving care at the hospital after it was revealed she had a blood clot on her brain: “Having been a patient there, I’ve experienced their extraordinary care and compassion.” ...

A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham suggests that heavy alcohol use may lead to more severe brain bleeds ...

The Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (ADLM, formerly AACC) has issued expert guidance on coagulation testing in patients taking blood thinners that have the potential to interfere ...

Stanford mechanical engineer Renee Zhao is developing new devices to treat disease – like a tiny robot that can travel through the vascular system to shrink blood clots in the brain. Stanford ...

These drugs, which are among the most common types of blood thinners, can interfere with traditional coagulation tests, producing unreliable results.