Stopping blood thinners before or during surgery for a CIED may result in little to no difference in undesirable outcomes such as blood clots or bleeding events when compared to taking them ...

Over 80% of these fatalities result from heart attacks and strokes. December is notorious for being the biggest month for ...

Successful test in breast cancer patients: the active agent digoxin, a cardiac medication, dissolves clusters of circulating breast cancer cells in the blood, thus reducing the risk of metastases ...

Abelacimab, a factor XI inhibitor, demonstrated a 62–69% reduction in major bleeding compared to rivaroxaban in atrial fibrillation patients at moderate-to-high stroke risk, with comparable safety and ...

University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers have developed a promising technique for treating osteoarthritis using ...

Researchers from Mass General Brigham evaluated a drug that represents a new class of anticoagulants known as Factor XI inhibitors for treating patients with atrial fibrillation as part of the ...

Stroke is a medical emergency and the leading cause of disability in the United States. There are treatments to reduce the harm from stroke, but they can only be done if the stroke victim comes to the ...

Subarachnoid thrombolysis is where a clot-dissolving drug is administered to clear the blood after subarachnoid haemorrhage. This may improve outcomes since blood in the subarachnoid space is ...

A US-based plastic surgeon has warned against a popular cosmetic procedure as more people face the harsh reality of fillers ...

TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan (PIA) — PhilHealth has expanded its benefit package for the treatment of ischemic heart disease or acute myocardial infarction, commonly known as heart attack, one of the ...

With video cameras in the ambulances, medical scientists can make today's stroke care even better for more patients. The same neurological assessment that the doctor does in a hospital can now be done ...

PITTSBURGH — In hospital rooms across the world, fluorescent lights hum overhead as patients lie in their beds, many at risk for potentially fatal blood clots. But what if those same lights could be ...