blood clots

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IVC Filters Continued to Sell After Manufacturer Aware of Deaths

In the past few weeks, more information has come to the public’s attention as C.R. Bard IVC filters were featured in a two-part NBC Nightly News segment. The year-long investigation raises more serious questions about why medical device manufacturer C.R. Bard continued to sell and market its inferior vena cava […]

Birth Control and Blood Clots: Is NuvaRing Safe?

By Shelley Blas May 18, 2012 – A new study, published earlier this week in the British Medical Journal shows that NuvaRing carries a higher risk of blood clots than combined oral contraceptives (COCs) based on oestrogens and progestins. Women who used the vaginal ring or transdermal patches had around […]