When you get a cut, your body jumps into action to keep things from getting out of hand. Cells called platelets get there first to slow the bleeding. Then, a bunch of proteins, called clotting factors ...
Roche has launched a home self-test Bluetooth device for patients to measure blood clotting status, with results sent straight to the doctor. It will be available in all countries accepting the CE ...
Researchers have developed a new blood-clotting test that uses only a single drop of blood and a smartphone vibration motor and camera. Blood clots form naturally as a way to stop bleeding when ...
A concerned daughter brings her father to a hospital as her father noticed blood in his stools. He also had large bleeding patches on the back of the chest and thighs. She recalls that her father is ...
Alere has issued a voluntary correction to users of the Alere INRatio and INRatio 2 PT/INR Monitor system of certain medical conditions that should not be tested with the system (INRatio Monitor ...
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is producing guidance on using the CoaguChek XS system and the INRatio2 PT/INR monitor in the NHS in England. The Diagnostics Advisory ...
Concerned over nine serious adverse events, three of which described bleeding associated with patient deaths, Alere Inc. of Waltham, MA issued a voluntary urgent recall of its PN 99008G2 INRatio2 ...