Researchers are studying whether Ginkgo biloba leaves might support weary leg veins and cut the risk of blood clots.

Linzi Todd says doctors think the 17mm clot in her brain was triggered by overexercising, which caused a spinal fluid leak ...

Stanford researchers have discovered a breakthrough technology that shrinks and removes blood clots to treat strokes, heart ...

During medical emergencies, when decisions must be made quickly, knowing how blood thinners are affecting a person’s ability ...

CLOT has just landed its first ever London pop up, perfectly timed with the Wimbledon Tennis Championships. It’s called the "CLOT Country Club," and it's a definite twist on the traditional country ...

New milli-spinner technology from Stanford offers breakthrough in blood clot treatment by compressing clots to 5% of original ...

Read the latest news on blood clots, including prevention strategies and new treatments including research on blood thinners.

If the clot is larger, it can cause a reduction in blood oxygen content “and even changes in blood flow that lead to a compensatory rise in heart rate,” Dr. Nelson says.

What is a blood clot? Blood clots begin forming when a blood vessel is damaged and nearby cell fragments (called platelets) begin clumping together and adhering to a protein in the blood known as ...

The chances of having a blood clot once you are hospitalized is probably one in five or one in six.” That risk rises to 1 in 3 for people in the ICU, Spyropoulos said.

When astronauts encounter a medical risk on the International Space Station 250 miles up from the Earth’s surface, it’s not exactly easy for a doctor to make a house call.