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Scientists have found that people who have had infected with Covid-19 have an increased risk of developing serious blood clots for up to six months. A new study by the BMJ medical journal has shown that serious blood clots can last up to six months after getting infected with Covid-19, even in mild cases. The researchers have found that those …
A new study that came out on Thursday revealed that people who have had Covid-19 are at an increased risk of developing serious blood clots for up to six months after getting infected, even in mild cases. Previous research has indicated that Covid raises the risk of blood clots, but the new study in the BMJ medical journal shows how …
Women are significantly more likely to develop blood clots from taking the contraceptive pill than by having the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, doctors have pointed out. Nearly half the UK population has now had their first dose of either the Oxford or Pfizer vaccine Figures from AstraZeneca and the European Medicines Agency show the number of blood clot-related conditions from 17million doses …
Researchers have found a high risk of deep vein thrombosis or venous thromboembolism and pulmonary embolism in hospitalised patients suffering from Covid-19. While hospitalised patients at general wards have a VTE risk between five and 11 per cent, the risk of developing deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism in critically ill patients is 18 to 28 per cent, the study, …