Given your nose’s front-and-center position on your face, it can be susceptible to injuries. Nose and nasal injuries can range from minor ones that can be treated at home to more serious issues that ...

Blood clots are among the most feared medical emergencies, and for good reason. They can lead to heart attacks, strokes and death. But not all clots are dangerous. In fact, clotting is a natural and ...

Few bodily functions are as misunderstood as blood clots. While most people have heard about blood clots in the heart or brain causing serious issues or even death, fewer realize that blood clotting ...

A person’s blood clot risk factors can include some acquired or genetic conditions. Although blood clotting plays an important role in protecting a person’s body, abnormal blood clots can be fatal.

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

Yazan Abou-Ismail, MD, assistant professor of hematology and hematologic malignancies at the University of Utah, specializes in bleeding and clotting disorders. He explains how bleeding and clotting ...

A blood clot is a potential complication after surgery. To help prevent blood clots, a doctor may advise doing exercises to promote blood flow, wearing compression garments, and taking blood-thinning ...