Adults with bleeding disorders in Hampton Roads now have closer access to specialty care after VCU Health launched a new ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." When you bleed, your body kicks into action with a series of reactions to help blood clots form to stop ...

Superwarfarins represent a class of long‐acting anticoagulant rodenticides that exert their effect through profound inhibition of vitamin K recycling, primarily by targeting vitamin K epoxide ...

The FDA approved the enzyme replacement therapy Adzynma for the prophylactic or on-demand treatment of adults and pediatric patients with congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, a rare blood ...

Blood has many functions and circulates throughout your body. As a result, problems with it can affect you in many ways. Some of those problems can stem from a blood disorder. These disorders can ...

Clotting disorders can be treated by infusing patients with clotting proteins they lack, or with drugs that replace the function of these proteins. Gene therapies may soon become another option.

To help diagnose von Willebrand disease or other bleeding disorders, a doctor will request various blood tests. These tests will measure the presence and activity of certain substances in the blood.

Thrombotic disorders—such as ischemic stroke, heart attack, pulmonary embolism, and deep vein thrombosis—are principal contributors to global mortality. However, conventional thrombolytic therapies ...

More than 8 million people in the U.S. take blood thinners, also called anticoagulants. Many are prescribed the drugs after ...

NovoSeven RT is a prescription drug used to treat certain blood clotting disorders, including hemophilia. The drug is given as an intravenous (IV) infusion, which is an injection into a vein over a ...