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The Coalition to Prevent Deep Vein Thrombosis provides a “DVT Risk Assessor” on the organization’s Website to help people gauge their susceptibility to developing these blood clots, which occur when blood clots form in the body’s deeper veins (usually in the legs).

The Risk Assessor asks about factors that have been known to play a role in the formation of blood clots, such as recent surgery, birth control pills, or a family history of blood-clotting disorders.

According to the tool, if a ...

A federal court complaint alleges sex discrimination at the U.S. subsidiary of German pharmaceutical company Bayer, according to Bloomberg.

On April 2, Bloomberg reports, a judge denied Bayer’s request to bar the case from being considered for a class-action lawsuit.

The lawsuit was filed under the U.S. Equal Pay Act, and mentions disparities in pay and promotion opportunities compared with men in similar positions. It claims that “disregard and indifference for concerns or complaints about discrimination and sexual harassment pervades every corner ...

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 ...