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Wear socks to help prevent blood clots
Medicine - Health

Wear socks to help prevent blood clots

Experts from the Cochrane Center (UK) said that wearing socks with special pressure during long-haul flights could help reduce 90% of the risk of DVT (ie blood clots in…

December 14, 2018
Anti-clotting socks for stroke patients
New technology

Anti-clotting socks for stroke patients

Scientists at the University of Edinburgh and the Western General Hospital (UK) have successfully developed a simple device that can save lives for many people after a s…

December 11, 2018
Geko - Plaque prevents thrombosis
New technology

Geko - Plaque prevents thrombosis

Scientists at Sky Medical Technologies, St Bartholomew's Hospital and Queen Mary University have developed a high-tech patch called the Geko, which is attached to th…

December 11, 2018