Medical Messages

Alere Initiates Voluntary Urgent Product Recall of Alere INRatio®2 PT/INR Professional Test Strips

Healthcare Professionals Should Stop Using Strips Contact: Consumer: 844-292-5373 Media: Jackie …

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Aspirin and Blood Clots

What is the Role of Aspirin in Preventing Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism? For several …

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Home Monitoring for Warfarin Therapy

The Status of INR Home Monitoring for Warfarin Therapy Warfarin has been the principal oral …

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PREGNANCY, BLOOD CLOTS AND ANTICOAGULATION

Pregnancy requires special consideration with respect to the prevention and treatment of blood …

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Study Shows that Apixaban is Superior to Warfarin in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

This week’s New England Journal of Medicine reported a study demonstrating that in patients …

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New Analysis Demonstrates Benefits of Patient Self Monitoring in Treatment of Blood Thinners

Risk of Blood Clots Substantially Reduced In a report published in The Lancet, patient …

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MASAB RECOMMENDS EXPANDING NBCA PATIENT ADVOCACY TO INCLUDE ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

NBCA’s prestigious Medical and Scientific Advisory Board (MASAB) met in San Francisco on …

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NBCA Hosting 6th Annual Fun Run in Honor of World Thrombosis Day

Did you know that World Thrombosis Day takes place every year on October 13 to turn the world’s attention to…

IU Health Methodist Hospital Named Indiana’s First NBCA VTE Center of Excellence™

The National Blood Clot Alliance (NBCA) is proud to announce IU Health Methodist Hospital as Indiana’s first NBCA Venous Thromboembolism…