Tennis News and Why a Healthy Young Woman Might Get a Pulmonary Embolism

Yesterday I learned that Serena Williams, the tennis pro, has been treated for a pulmonary embolus. My husband found out this morning upon reading the newspaper. He wondered why this would happen to a strong, young, athletic woman. Without delving into the private or specific aspects of her case: A pulmonary embolism, or PE in […]

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What Not to Wear In the Hospital While Recovering From a Stroke

Today’s Annals of Internal Medicine includes new results for the CLOTS (Clots in Legs Or sTockings after Stroke) Trial. Not-quite acronyms aside, it’s an interesting study with implications for many patients at risk for deep venous thrombosis (DVT). This U.K.-based study, involving 3114 patients in 112 hospitals in 9 countries, used ultrasound to evaluate possible […]

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