Blood Clot
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LHSC achieves medical first in sub-10 minute blood clot removing procedureThe procedure using a new device called a balloon distal access catheter (BDAC), which was developed by Kitchener-Waterloo based manufacturer Vena Medical.HealthAug 16, 2022
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Ontario researchers find how some COVID-19 vaccines can trigger blood clotsA group of McMaster University researchers has discovered how certain COVID-19 vaccines can trigger a rare, but sometimes fatal blood-clotting reaction in some recipients.HealthJul 8, 2021
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Saskatchewan reports first case of vaccine-related blood clot, patient recoveringThe patient is a woman in her 60s who received treatment and is now recovering.HealthMay 14, 2021
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B.C. reports 587 new COVID-19 cases and 5 deaths, active cases fall againThursday's update brought the seven-day moving average for new cases down to 597, the first time it's fallen below 600 since March 22.HealthMay 13, 2021
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Quebec reports 3rd case of blood clot linked to AstraZeneca vaccine out of 500,000 doses administeredThere is a much higher risk — up to ten times more likely — of brain blood clots from COVID-19 infection than there is from vaccines against the disease, researchers say.CanadaMay 1, 2021
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Quebec reports first death due to blood clot after AstraZeneca vaccine, experts stress 0.001 % likelihoodThe woman's death is the first in Canada linked to a vaccine, but health officials stress that blood clots following vaccination are extremely rare.CanadaApr 27, 2021
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Epidemiologist says hospitalizations after vaccines nothing to worry aboutHow concerned should we be after hearing three New Brunswickers have been hospitalized after getting a COVID-19 shot? Experts say not very.HealthApr 14, 2021
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U.K. regulator reports 30 blood clot cases linked to AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccineConcerns over the AstraZeneca vaccine prompted some countries including Canada, France, Germany and the Netherlands to restrict its use to older people.HealthApr 3, 2021
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Germany, France, Italy latest to suspend AstraZeneca shot over blood clot concernsThe World Health Organization appealed to countries on Monday, telling them not to pause vaccination campaigns.WorldMar 15, 2021
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Woman who died after AstraZeneca shot had ‘highly unusual’ symptoms, officials sayThe woman, who died of a blood clot more than a week after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, had clots in small and large vessels, officials said.WorldMar 15, 2021
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