Elizabeth Simms was 27 years old and about 31 weeks pregnant when she suddenly noticed the first signs of what turned out to ...

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Peripheral artery disease, or PAD, is a condition where the arteries become narrow or blocked over time, most often affecting ...

A young boy in Louisiana is continuing his road to recovery after going through a medical emergency earlier this year.

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The nurse practitioner at the VA was correct that a phlebotomy (literally bloodletting; the removal of about half a unit of ...

WHEN we think of medical emergencies, heart attacks or strokes often come to mind. But there's another category of silent yet ...

Six months ago, Cole had a freak accident on the playground at school. He was standing with a marker in his mouth when he was ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: Do omega-3 fatty acids thin your blood, and can you still take them while taking one low-dose aspirin a day? ...

My husband was diagnosed with secondary polycythemia in 2011. His hematocrit test (HCT) was 57%. He was referred to a hematologist. The hematologist would order a phlebotomy when his HCT was high. My ...

Brain aneurysms a critical health concern affecting 1 in 50 people and demand technical advances for improved outcomes ...