Preventing Anticoagulation in Nursing Homes

Anticoagulation therapy is commonly used to reduce the risk of blood clot formation in nursing home residents who may be at an increased risk of suffering a stroke due to immobility, atrial fibrillation, and other comorbidities....

In theory, patients should find healing and recovery at the hospital. Sadly, elderly patients stand a high risk their condition(s) worsening during the hospital recovery period, as many elderly patients who come to the hospital...

Anticoagulation therapy makes use of drugs [called anticoagulants] that reduces the body’s ability to form blood clots. These drugs are able to do this by inhibiting the production of Vitamin K in the liver, which in turn,...

Heart disease and cancer are the most prolific killers of Americans. Third on the list? It could be medical errors, according to a 2016 study from patient safety experts at Johns Hopkins University. Those mistakes take many...