Bleeding is the No. 1 preventable cause of death after injury. While injuries and death as a result of mass shootings and other large scale incidents receive a lot of attention, life threatening ...

Uncontrolled bleeding represents one of the most alarming medical situations people encounter. While minor cuts and scrapes typically stop bleeding within minutes, persistent bleeding despite proper ...

Medically reviewed by Cordelia Nwankwo, MD Key Takeaways Bleeding between periods can be caused by stress, poor nutrition, or ...

Most people lose around 2–3 tablespoons of blood during their period. People with heavy periods may lose twice as much. Fatigue or weakness may be signs that a person is losing too much blood. This ...

We need our blood to walk a very fine line between flowing freely and clotting, and treatments for blood clots in the body naturally come with a risk of excessive bleeding from an injury. But now, ...

So you just had a nice romp in the sack, and now, you're dutifully peeing to avoid a UTI. (Great job, by the way.) But as you're wiping, you see blood. What does that mean? Before you panic and text ...

A groundbreaking study with results published in European Heart Journal has unveiled critical insights into the risks associated with combining non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) with ...

Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is a symptom of a disease, condition, or injury affecting any part of the gastrointestinal tract. The GI tract includes the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon ...

People with atrial fibrillation (Afib) who took low doses of blood-thinning drugs known as direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) experienced more bleeding during the first three months of treatment.