News

Second Annual 5k Walk to Promote Blood Clot Awareness Month

The National Blood Clot Alliance (NBCA) is honored to again team with the Association of Black …

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Impact of President’s Budget on CDC and DVT prevention

CDC brief fiscal year 2012 I just finished attending a CDC briefing on the impact of President …

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National Blood Clot Alliance EXTENDS SUPPORT TO Serena Williams

Points to Major Public Health Impact of Blood Clots TARRYTOWN, NY — March 3, 2011 — …

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Inherited antithrombin deficiency: a review

Summary. Antithrombin (AT) is a potent inactivator of thrombin and factor Xa and the major …

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New Antithrombin Drug, ATryn, Approved by FDA

ATryn, an anticoagulant, is the first ever biologic product produced by a genetically …

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Athletes – Blood clots can’t stop them… not even contain them!

By: Roland Varga, aka “The Clot Buster”   Originally Published the Summer of 2006 – …

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Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)

Written by: Jan M. Pankey, M.D. Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland, California . …

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NBCA Announces New Stoplight Risk Evaluation Tool For Blood Clots

For Immediate Release Tuesday, March 10, 2009 – Tarrytown NY – NBCA unveiled the …

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INR Home Monitoring Triumphs! CMS Expands Coverage

Good news!  The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is expanding its coverage of …

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Family Testing for Clotting Disorders

By: Elizabeth Varga, MS A “genetic thrombophilia,” or an inherited predisposition to develop …

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Current News

National Blood Clot Alliance Opens Mississippi Office to Bring Lifesaving Blood Clot Education to the Delta

New regional presence will strengthen community partnerships and advance blood clot awareness and prevention in one of the nation’s most…

National Blood Clot Alliance Applauds Senator Blunt Rochester’s Call for NFL Blood Clot Protocols; Urges Congress to Fund National Blood Clot Education and Awareness Program

U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester is calling for an investigation into the NFL's blood clot protocols, raising important questions about player safety, prevention, and medical oversight. The National Blood Clot Alliance weighs in on the need for greater awareness and stronger protections for athletes.