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Blood Clot Risk From Contraceptive Pills Ends Soon After Women Stop Taking Them
FRIDAY, Nov. 10, 2023 – Women and their doctors have long known that taking birth control pills can elevate the risk for a blood clot. Now, some good news: That added risk will disappear within a...
Socioeconomic Disparities ID'd in Thrombolysis, Thrombectomy Use
THURSDAY, Nov. 2, 2023 – There are socioeconomic disparities in use of thrombolysis or thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke in Canada, according to a study published online Nov. 1 in Neurology....
Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis Beneficial for Pulmonary Embolism
TUESDAY, June 20, 2023 – For patients with intermediate- to high-risk pulmonary embolism, catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) is associated with a lower risk for death and major bleeding than...
AHA News: This Fitness Instructor Had a Stroke at 36
FRIDAY, June 9, 2023 (American Heart Association News) – Jessica Diaz was amazed. As she took classes in barre – a combination of yoga, Pilates and ballet that used 2-pound weights – her body became ...
Low Risk of Recurrent Thrombotic Events After COVID-19-Linked VTE
TUESDAY, May 23, 2023 – Patients with COVID-19-associated venous thromboembolism (VTE) have low risk of recurrent thrombotic events, and the risk is similar to that seen in patients with VTE...
FDA Approves Defitelio (defibrotide sodium) for Hepatic Veno-Occlusive Disease Following Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation
March 30, 2016 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Defitelio (defibrotide sodium) to treat adults and children who develop hepatic veno-occlusive disease (VOD) with additional...
FDA Medwatch Alert: Heparin Sodium, 1,000 USP Heparin Units/500 mL (2 USP Heparin Units/mL), In 0.9 percent Sodium Chloride Injection, 500 mL by Hospira: Recall - Particulate Matter
ISSUE: Hospira, Inc. announced a voluntary nationwide user-level recall of one lot of Heparin Sodium, 1,000 USP Heparin Units/500 mL (2 USP Heparin Units/mL), in 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection, 500...
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