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 ...

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 ...

Brain blood clots represent one of the most serious medical emergencies that can strike without warning, potentially causing permanent disability or death within hours. These dangerous blockages in ...

"For example, even exposure to air will make your blood clot. In fact, when we draw blood for testing we have to have special tubes with chemicals in them to keep your blood from clotting." But there ...