People with cancer have an increased risk of developing blood clots, with roughly one in five experiencing venous thromboembolism (VTE) — either a blood clot in a deep vein or a condition in which one or more arteries in the lungs become blocked by a blood clot. Taking oral drugs ... Read More »
LOS ANGELES — A huge Pacific storm parked itself over Southern California and unloaded, ravaging roads, opening sinkholes and leading to the deaths of at least two people. The storm feeding on an atmospheric river of moisture stretching far out into the ocean was at its most fierce late Friday ... Read More »
At least 67 people were killed when a platform collapsed at a construction site in China’s Jiangxi province. The accident took place at a power plant in Fengcheng where a cooling tower was under construction. One person is still missing, state media say. Jiangxi province’s fire services said 32 fire ... Read More »
Health authorities are warning people not to eat wild shellfish from the east coast of Tasmania due to the risk of potentially fatal paralytic poisoning. Blooms of toxin-producing algae off the east coast, including in waters around Hobart, mean there are high levels of toxins in the shellfish. “Shellfish feed ... Read More »
Black people with a commonplace heart rhythm ailment are at better hazard than whites for seriouscoronary heart headaches and death, a brand new study unearths. The ailment, referred to as atrial fibrillation, influences approximately 1 percentage of yankee adults and greater than five percent of those 65 and older. Atrial ... Read More »
The Latest on the militant assault on an Afghan government security compound in Kabul (all times local): 5:45 p.m. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has sent his condolences to the victims and their families following the Taliban attack on a government security agency in Kabul that killed at least 28 people ... Read More »
