When most people think about bleeding, they imagine visible wounds and blood-stained bandages. However, internal bleeding poses a far more dangerous threat precisely because it often goes unnoticed ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA — MIT engineers have designed a two-component system that can be injected into the body and help form blood clots at the sites of internal injury. These materials, which mimic the way ...

Adults with bleeding disorders in Hampton Roads now have closer access to specialty care after VCU Health launched a new ...

Hemophilia disease is a rare inherited bleeding disorder. People with this genetic condition do not produce sufficient clotting factors, which can cause uncontrolled external or internal bleeding.

Hemophilia may lead to internal bleeding, particularly in joints and the brain, which could cause pain, swelling, and neurological symptoms. Preventive treatment with clotting factor concentrates and ...

Trauma is the leading cause of death in the US for people 45 and under, according to the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, and main reason for that is blood loss. Erin Lavik, a professor ...

Severe thrombocytopenia can be very dangerous, even fatal, without treatment. Treatment depends on the underlying cause but can include medications, transfusions, and surgery. Severe thrombocytopenia ...

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD Key Takeaways Hemophilia A is a bleeding disorder caused by a deficiency in factor VIII. Treatment options for hemophilia A include replacing factor VIII and gene ...