Elizabeth Simms was 27 and pregnant when she was struck with a life-threatening pulmonary embolism. Her fourth pregnancy had been generally uncomplicated. Elizabeth was busy chasing her three young ...

Every six minutes, someone in the U.S. dies from a blood clot. During Blood Clot Awareness Month, health experts say most Americans still don't know they're at risk.

March marks Blood Clot Awareness Month, a crucial time to highlight a health risk that often goes unnoticed. Doctors are raising awareness about the dangers of blood clots, particularly when they form ...

A University of Queensland study has shown that a deadly scorpion's venom carries an extra biochemical sting that could be ...

Her passing underscores the urgent, preventable risk of cancer-associated blood clots — the second leading cause of death in ...

Blood clots in the legs are more common and more dangerous than many people realize. This condition, called venous thrombosis, happens when blood thickens and forms a blockage inside a vein, usually ...

It's an extremely common and effective medication used to prevent and break up blood clots and as part of a treatment ...

MUSC Health has become the first site in South Carolina to offer balloon angioplasty to people with disabling symptoms from chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, also known as CTEPH.

O’Hara’s sudden passing on January 30 at age 71 has drawn attention to a medical emergency that can unfold rapidly. What makes this condition especially alarming is that it can ...

Blood clots can be very serious and need to be treated quickly ...

Early detection and prompt treatment of acute pulmonary embolism (PE), a sudden and potentially life-threatening blood clot that blocks arteries in the lungs, is critical.