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Dr. Anike Baptiste receives a dose of J&J from nurse Mokgadi Malebye at a Pretoria hospital last February. South Africa is one of the countries that announced a pause on the J&J vaccine while more research is done into potential blood clots that occurred

Johnson & Johnson Halt Isn't Just A U.S. Problem

1:26pm April 14, 2021

by Jason Beaubien

Soon after U.S. regulators paused the use of the J&J single-dose vaccine, health authorities in many European countries and in South Africa announced that they were also putting it on hold.

Government health officials are recommending a "pause" in vaccinations with the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.

Johnson & Johnson Vaccine And Blood Clots: What You Need To Know

6:07pm April 13, 2021

Government health officials are recommending a "pause" in vaccinations with the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. We're answering your questions as we learn more.

COVID-19 can cause symptoms that go well beyond the lungs, from strokes to organ failure. To explain these widespread injuries, researchers are studying how the virus affects the vascular system.

Clots, Strokes And Rashes. Is COVID-19 A Disease Of The Blood Vessels?

7:12pm November 05, 2020

by Will Stone

COVID-19 can cause symptoms that go well beyond the lungs, from strokes to organ failure. To explain these widespread injuries, researchers are studying how the virus affects the vascular system.

A medical worker transports a patient at New York's Mount Sinai Hospital, where doctors noticed that some young COVID-19 patients without other risk factors had strokes.

Health & Safety

Doctors Link COVID-19 To Potentially Deadly Blood Clots And Strokes

2:29pm April 29, 2020

by Jon Hamilton

COVID-19 appears to thicken the blood of many patients, making them vulnerable to clots that can damage the lungs, kidneys and brain.

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Michelle Kuppersmith's doctor recommended a bone marrow biopsy after suspecting she had a rare blood disorder. Though the biopsy was done by an in-network provider at an in-network hospital, Kuppersmith learned she was on the hook for $2,400 for out-of-ne

Health & Safety

A Genetic Test For A Microscopic Problem Came With A Jumbo Price Tag

4:36pm March 31, 2020

by Liz Szabo

Molecular diagnostics are at the frontier of medical science. But along with precise information about health, the tests raise billing questions that can create a minefield for patients.

Sick cows led to the invention of Warfarin.

How Moldy Hay And Sick Cows Led To A Lifesaving Drug

7:06pm August 29, 2017

by Joe Palca

The blood thinner warfarin, which prevents blood clots, owes its existence to some cows who got very sick after eating spoiled hay — and to a chemist who spent years trying to figure out why.

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Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton leaves her daughter's apartment building earlier this week after becoming dehydrated at a Sept. 11 memorial service.

Clinton's Doctor Says She Is 'Recovering Well,' Releases More Health Information

6:37pm September 14, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

The candidate's physician says she is "healthy and fit to serve as President of the United States." She also takes thyroid medication and blood thinners.

Randy Curtis has hemophilia. These days he regularly injects the clotting factor treatments he needs from home, as a relatively easy way of preventing the episodes of catastrophic bleeding that plagued him as a child.

Baby Boomers With Hemophilia Didn't Expect To Grow Old

3:14pm June 20, 2016

by Lesley McClurg

A generation that survived life-threatening bleeds, the HIV epidemic and hepatitis C now nears retirement with an illness that can mostly be safely managed at home — for about $250,000 a year.

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