PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — Blood clots kill more than 100,000 people every year and in many cases can be silent and sudden. It's enough of a concern that state legislators and physicians in our area ...

Hibernating bears can’t help us escape long plane flights or unforgiving winters — but they may help us prevent blood clots. The bears, during hibernation, prevent blood clots in their own bodies by ...

People stuck sitting in tight airplane seats for an entire long-haul flight are at risk of dangerous blood clots. But somehow immobile, hibernating bears are not. Now scientists know why. Bears ...

Q: I have heard that when my baby is born, she should get a vitamin K shot. Why? A: There’s a lot going on when your baby is born. They’re weighed and measured. Their noses are suctioned out and their ...

Asking your health care provider a simple question — “What is my blood clot prevention plan?” — could save your life. It might have saved my daughter’s life. Last October our daughter Emily Adkins (an ...

A light-based method uses light to check how fast blood clots, helping make implants safer, guide medicine, and even find ...

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 ...

On April 13, the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a joint statement recommending a brief pause in administering the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen ...

Scientists are beginning to unravel what is sparking the rare but severe blood clotting reaction that has now been associated with both the Johnson & Johnson and the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines.

Deion Sanders' doctor reveals the Colorado coach nearly lost his leg following blood clot surgery during the 2025 season.