Doctor Errors: Even the patient can’t spot them - Doctors have become so hopeless at spotting – and reporting – their own errors that they are asking their victims, the patients, to do it for them.

Thrombosis risk on long haul flights higher than thought - A new study has found that as much as 10 per cent of travellers may develop deep vein thrombosis (DVT) on long haul flights. ...

Thrombosis remains a major risk after hip and knee surgery - The risk of deep vein thrombosis after hip and knee surgery remains high, even among patients who are given anticoagulation therapy as a precaution.

Doctor Errors: Sometimes they don’t know their right hand from their left - Do you know your right hand from your left? Of course you do – but a surprisingly large number of doctors don’t. This can be a problem if you’re amp...

Blood Thinners: Treatment is too long, and dangerous – just as they pointed out 15 years ago - Doctors still routinely give patients a blood thinner such as warfarin and heparin for six months to treat deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary emb...

DVT: There’s another, unsuspected, cause - Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) may not be caused only by long-haul flights and lengthy inactivity – it could also be the result of air pollution.

DVT: Fly for four hours or more and you double your risk - People who fly long-haul on flights that last more than four hours double their risk of DVT (deep vein thrombosis) or pulmonary embolism, a World Heal...

Long-haul Flights: What are your chances of DVT? - If you regularly take long-haul flights, what are your chances of developing life-threatening DVT (deep vein thrombosis)? And who is most at risk?