Blood Clots

• Okanagan stroke patients benefitting from clot-removal procedure at Kelowna General Hospital

  Dr. Aleksander Tkach has played a major role in helping enhance stroke care in the region after arriving in Kelowna four years ago.

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  Aug 15, 2023
  
• Tillsonburg, Ont. teen hopes for life-changing but costly surgery in U.S.

  Kaytlyn McKibbon has bilateral thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS). The family says a specialist in the U.S. is willing to operate at a cost of nearly $300,000.

  Health

  Feb 11, 2022
  
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• Don’t use heparin to treat COVID-19 vaccine-induced blood clots, EMA warns

  The European Medical Agency is reminding doctors not to use heparin to treat blood clots that are a side effect of some COVID-19 vaccines.

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  Jun 7, 2021
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• Rare COVID-19 blood clots tied to cold viruses, German scientists say

  Scientists and U.S. and European drug regulators have been searching for an explanation behind the rare but potentially deadly clots accompanied by low blood platelet counts.

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  May 29, 2021
• Quebec confirms 4 more cases of blood clots in people vaccinated with AstraZeneca

  The ministry said in a statement that all four patients have been taken in charge by the health network and are receiving the appropriate care.

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  May 20, 2021
• How do you spot an adverse reaction following a COVID-19 vaccine? Experts explain

  Should you be alarmed if you develop a fever? What about unexplained bruises? Experts break it down.

  Science

  May 18, 2021
• ‘I wish she could’ve gotten help’: Daughter of Alberta woman who died after AstraZeneca vaccine

  Eight days after receiving an AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, 52-year-old Lisa Stonehouse had heart palpitations, chills, nausea and a severe headache, her daughter Jordan said.

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  May 5, 2021
• U.S. to resume using J&J COVID-19 vaccine after CDC recommends ending pause

  The panel last week called for more data about a possible link to rare blood clots in the brain before deciding how and whether to end a "pause" of the COVID-19 vaccine.

  World

  Apr 23, 2021
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• Why women are bearing the brunt of COVID-19 vaccine side effects

  Since countries have started rolling out COVID-19 vaccines, more women than men have reported side effects, such as blood clots and allergic reactions.

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  Apr 21, 2021
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• Johnson & Johnson vaccine safe despite possible blood clot link, EU says

  The review of a handful of cases prompted a pause in the rollout of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in Europe and the United States last week.

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  Apr 20, 2021