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The study reveals how obesity and overweight during puberty seem to have a marked impact on a person's future risks of venous thrombi. 

American supermodel Hailey Bieber recently got briefly hospitalized and was treated for a blood clot after experiencing symptoms similar to that of a stroke.

Global studies have shown that the prevalence of blood clot formation known as deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in hospitalised COVID-19 patients is 14-28 per cent and is a lower 2-5 per cent for arterial thrombosis.

Major European nations have suspended the use of AstraZeneca vaccine over reports of blood clot in recipients AstraZeneca's is just one of three vaccines in use on the continent. The drug maker and European regulators have said there is no evidence the shot is to blame.

New study suggest that aspirin should be favoured over warfarin for kids post-surgery The research showed for patients who undergo Fontan surgery, and do not have additional blood clotting risk factors, aspirin should be offered over warfarin

The device can bring relief to patients affected by prolonged immobility, bedridden state, post-operative immobilization, paralysis of legs, a large number of whom are affected by DVT causing pain, swelling, redness, warmth and engorged surface veins. The detachment of the clot and its transport to the arteries carrying impure blood to the lungs can cause ‘pulmonary artery embolism’, a potentially life-threatening complication. Such devices which are so far imported cost between 2 lakh to 5 lakh rupees whereas the device developed by SCTIMST team can be placed in the market for less than 1 lakh rupees. The newly developed device works by compressing the veins in the legs in sequence so that the flow of blood from the veins in the legs is facilitated.

The results, published in the journal JAMA, showed that among adults diagnosed with varicose veins, there was a significantly increased risk of incident DVT.

Prolonged TV viewing has already been associated with heart disease, but this is the first study to look at blood clots in veins of the legs, arms, pelvis and lungs known as venous thromboembolism (VTE).

Blood clots in veins and arteries can lead to heart attack, stroke and pulmonary embolism and now a team of scientists has come up with a method of detecting the likelihood of small thrombi better than the current tests.

In a fatal case of oil massage, a 23-year-old succumbed to an injury he acquired while playing badminton last year in which his mother had given a 30-minute massage, resulting in the formation of a blood clot.

Haemophilia, also spelled hemophilia, is an inherited genetic disorder that affects the blood's ability to clot.

A blood clot, although not that harmful, can become dangerous if it breaks free and travels to your heart and lungs. 

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterised by extensive loss of neurons and deposition of amyloid beta peptide in the form of plaques.

Treatment for hemophilia can now be administered via a biodegradable system, a capsule, giving people affected by the hereditary bleeding disorder hope for a less expensive, less painful treatment option than conventional injections or infusions.

Women are four times more likely to suffer from blood clots in veins after a cesarean-section delivery compared to a vaginal birth, according to a new study.

Veteran Communist leader Ardhendu Bhushan Bardhan passed away on Saturday in New Delhi.

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