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Related terms: Coagulopathy, Consumption coagulopathy, Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC), DIC

Severe Bleeding After Delivery Linked To Long-Term Heart Health Problems

MONDAY, June 30, 2025 — The health of women who experience severe bleeding after giving birth can remain in peril for up to 15 years afterward, a major new evidence review says. Women who survive p...

Bleeding Risks for Oral Anticoagulants and Aspirin Mostly Similar

TUESDAY, Feb. 11, 2025 – Rates of major bleeding and intracranial hemorrhage are similar for apixaban and dabigatran versus aspirin, while rates are higher for rivaroxaban, according to a review...

Outbreak of Ebola-Like Marburg Virus in Rwanda Has Killed 8 People

TUESDAY, Oct. 1, 2024 – A rare, highly contagious Ebola-like virus has claimed eight lives in Rwanda, and U.S. health officials are closely monitoring the outbreak. Marburg virus causes a rare...

Pomalidomide Efficacious in Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia

MONDAY, Sept. 23, 2024 – For patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), pomalidomide yields a significant reduction in epistaxis severity, according to a study published in the Sept....

FDA Approves Kcentra for the Urgent Reversal of Anticoagulation in Adults with Major Bleeding

April 29, 2013 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Kcentra (Prothrombin Complex Concentrate, Human) for the urgent reversal of vitamin K antagonist (VKA) anticoagulation in adults...

FDA Approves Corifact to Prevent Bleeding in People With Rare Genetic Defect

SILVER SPRING, Md., Feb. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Corifact, the first product intended to prevent bleeding in people with the rare...

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