What is a blood clot? Blood clots normally form after an injury to protect your body from losing too much blood, but they can also develop in an artery or vein even if there is no obvious injury.

Long COVID affects an estimated 65 million people worldwide and can damage the brain, heart, blood vessels, and immune system ...

Medical experts warn that "ghost symptoms" like back pain or mild cramping could be the only warning signs of a ...

The COVID-19 coronavirus appears to promote blood clotting throughout the body, which might help explain why it is so much more deadly than other members of its viral family, experts say. Some people ...

Blood clots can affect people of all ages, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and several factors can increase risks including hospital stay or surgery, obesity, ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 900,000 people are affected by blood clots each year, and 100,000 of those affected die as a result. The most common type of blood clot is ...

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine are recommending that all COVID-19 patients admitted to the ICU undergo a thromboelastography (TEG) to test for the risk of forming blood clots. This ...

It goes without saying that if someone has a blood clot in their brain, that clot should be cleared as soon as possible. An experimental new transducer could help, as it uses swirling waves of ...

Warmer weather and no school means more travel for Louisianans. These travels can take Louisianans to international, national or local vacation spots in the air or by car. However, those longer trips ...

While microscopic blood in your urine may not be a medical emergency, visible blood in your urine is associated with a number of serious health issues, including kidney disease and urologic cancer.