Mississippi leads the nation in heart-disease deaths, according to the National Blood Clot Alliance. The organization said ...

All the wonderful and most welcome signs of the new life surround us. (Sorry, allergy sufferers! I do feel your pain!)  The ...

MercyOne Des Moines is raising awareness during American Stroke Month about stroke prevention, warning signs and advanced ...

Pulmonary embolism is a serious condition caused by blood clots in the lungs. Know its symptoms, causes, warning signs and ...

Doctors knew they had to give her blood thinning medication and remove the clot, but, first, they had a problem to solve — she had just had surgery and delivered a baby, which both caused bleeding. A ...

Stroke remains one of the most common and disabling medical emergencies in the United States, but doctors say most can be ...

A lot of attention is paid to the dangers of chronically high blood sugar as it relates to your overall health. But low blood sugar can also be problematic. Knowing the sneaky signs of low blood sugar ...

Malcolm Xing is in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Price Faculty of Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg R3T 5V6, Canada. The body’s innate mechanism for controlling bleeding is a ...

Red blood cells modified with Nobel-prizewinning chemistry can snap together to form clots that staunch bleeding in seconds. That’s according to a study, published on 29 April in Nature 1, that tested ...

Researchers at McGill University have developed a rapid way to engineer blood clots that stop severe bleeding and support tissue healing more effectively. Their technique, called "click clotting," ...

Older adults recovering from serious blood clots often face long periods of hospitalization or rehabilitation due to a higher rate of recurrence. But a new study suggests that the choice of blood ...

Older adults recovering from serious blood clots often face long periods of hospitalization or rehabilitation due to a higher rate of recurrence. But a new study suggests that the choice of blood ...