Akura Medical, Inc., a privately held portfolio company of Shifamed LLC that is developing treatments for venous thromboembolis ...

When Aletah Whitman's leg suddenly jolted her awake at 3 a.m. on Nov. 12, 2023, she had no idea it was the first sign of a ...

During an ischemic stroke, blood vessels in the brain are blocked or narrowed. During a hemorrhagic stroke, there's bleeding ...

My neighbor had a stroke and received a "clot buster" medication. Then, I found out my uncle had a surgery after a stroke.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order to halt gender-affirming medical treatments for minors. The mandate includes ...

A heart-lung machine is a piece of medical equipment that temporarily takes over the work of the heart and lungs, circulating oxygenated blood throughout the body. Also called a cardiopulmonary bypass ...

A blood thinner is a medication that is used to prevent or treat blood clots. Blood thinners are ... such as the use of a heart-lung bypass machine. Blood thinners do increase bleeding during surgery, ...

The wife and mother of a three-year-old girl was kept alive with technology that circulated and put oxygen into her blood, and an artificial heart, kidneys and lungs, said Dr. Shaf Keshavjee.

The influencer, who is also a self-proclaimed "sex therapist", has been openly documenting her rib removal journey on social media. Days before getting the surgery, she posted a video announcing ...

A doctor explained why you have unexpected diarrhoea after getting that gallbladder removal surgery. It has to do with the excess bile produced by your liver. Have you or someone close to you ever ...

DVT has the potential to be dangerous if a part of the main blood clot breaks free and travels north. “These pieces can travel through the bloodstream up to the lung,” says Mary Cushman ...

After being transported to the hospital by ambulance, doctors told the family that Charlotte had a diffuse alveolar haemorrhage, which is a condition that occurs when the air sacs of the lungs fill ...