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blood clots
Blood Clots the Leading Cause of Preventable Deaths in US Hospitals
Health care workers share insights on why nearly half of all hospital patients aren’t receiving proper preventative care for blood clots.
Blood Clots Leading Cause of Death Within 6 Weeks of Giving Birth as Maternal Deaths Rise
Researchers say increase is statistically significant after deaths connected to COVID-19 are accounted for as maternal deaths reach highest rate in two decades.
Blood Clot Risk Rapidly Drops After Stopping Common Contraception: Study Finds
Research suggests elevated clotting factors return to normal levels when a woman stops using hormone-based birth control.
EXCLUSIVE: Embalmers Speak Out on Unusual Blood Clots
Several embalmers and a pathologist in North America and the United Kingdom have reported a rise in irregular, hardened blood clots.
A Deeper Dive Into Role of Spike Protein in Myocarditis, Blood Clotting After COVID-19 Vaccination
We introduce the inflammatory response to the spike protein and one of its subunit proteins and how they may contribute to serious adverse events.
