When you’re traveling to get medical care, you certainly don’t want a blood clot to complicate the original medical problem.
New York City’s Hospital for Special Surgery attracts many patients who travel long distances for its specialty orthopedic operations. The hospital’s Website says that long airplane flights, with their extended periods of forced immobility, can be a risk factor in developing blood clots. The dryness of the recirculated air can also be a problem in that regard.
Dr. Anne Bass, chairperson of ...
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