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 ...

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 vascular neurologist explains how blood clots can form and the stroke-like symptoms to look out for Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports Editor at PEOPLE, covering everything from the NFL to tennis ...

The debate over whether people ages 60 and up should take aspirin continues as medical experts learn more about the potential pros and cons of long-term use. Aspirin is an over-the-counter medication ...

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 ...

Using e-cigarettes containing nicotine causes an immediate increase in the formation of blood clots and a deterioration in the ability of small blood vessels to expand and dilate, as well as raised ...

Sean Jackson is a creative copywriter living in Florida. He's had work published with Realtor.com, theScore, ESPN, and the San Francisco Chronicle. In his free time, Sean likes to play drums, fail ...

A year ago, when the United States decided to go big on vaccines, it bet on nearly every horse, investing in a spectrum of technologies. The safest bets, in a way, repurposed the technology behind ...

Whitmore is the latest NBA player to be diagnosed with the condition, joining a list that includes Victor Wembanyama and ...