The first clinical trial to compare two commonly used drugs head-to-head for venous thrombosis treatment has found a clear winner: while both drugs work well to prevent recurrent blood clots, apixaban ...

Every year, millions of people develop dangerous blood clots in their legs without realizing the life-threatening risk growing within their bodies. These formations, medically known as deep vein ...

Leg pain affects nearly everyone at some point, ranging from routine muscle soreness after exercise to the occasional cramp that resolves quickly. This commonplace nature makes it easy to dismiss leg ...

Seven-time NBA All-Star Damian Lillard, 34, recently joined a growing list of NBA athletes to be sidelined by a diagnosis of deep-vein thrombosis, or DVT. The Milwaukee Bucks player joins Victor ...

An international clinical trial led by Dr. Lana Castellucci of The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa shows that apixaban is safer than rivaroxaban for treating venous thrombosis. The first ...

A 26-year-old Canadian man, an avid basketball player, began experiencing persistent swelling and pain in his left lower leg about a year earlier. Over time, the affected skin gradually turned ...

While the concept of blood clots may sound scary, the act of blood clotting is essential for bodily function. "Clotting is a normal and essential bodily process that helps you stop bleeding when ...

Blood cancer is one of the most dangerous in the world, but advancements in treatment are changing to landscape for patients. Read full article: Innovative treatments: The promise of bone marrow ...

A large Danish study finds the pill form of menopause hormone therapy carries a real clot risk that the skin patch does not.