Roche has launched a home self-test Bluetooth device for patients to measure blood clotting status, with results sent straight to the doctor. It will be available in all countries accepting the CE ...

When you get a cut, your body jumps into action to keep things from getting out of hand. Cells called platelets get there first to slow the bleeding. Then, a bunch of proteins, called clotting factors ...

Alere has issued a voluntary correction to users of the Alere INRatio and INRatio 2 PT/INR Monitor system of certain medical conditions that should not be tested with the system (INRatio Monitor ...

Blood clots form naturally as a way to stop bleeding when someone is injured. But blood clots in patients with medical issues, such as mechanical heart valves or other heart conditions, can lead to a ...

Researchers have developed a new blood-clotting test that uses only a single drop of blood and a smartphone vibration motor and camera. Blood clots form naturally as a way to stop bleeding when ...

Alere announced a voluntary Class 1 recall of the Alere INRatio2 PT/INR Professional Test Strips due to significantly different test results between the Alere INRatio2 PT/INR Professional Test Strips ...

Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs and Associate Clinical Professor, School of Pharmacy, Northeastern University; Director of the Clinical Pharmacy Team and Residency Program Director, Harbor Health ...

A prothrombin time (PT) test measures the amount of time it takes for your blood plasma to clot. Prothrombin, also known as factor II, is just one of many plasma proteins involved in the clotting ...