February 15, 2021Pain Relievers and Anticoagulation: What’s the Story?This month, we welcome Dr. Judith Beizer to discuss how to safely use pain-relieving medication while taking an anticoagulant (blood…
February 15, 2021Clot Chronicles: Treating Cancer-Associated VTE — Challenges, Caveats, and ControversiesGood day. I’m Dr. Gary Raskob, and I’m speaking to you today from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center…
February 12, 2021Understanding DICNote: The bolded terms in this article are defined in the glossary at the end of the article. Over the…
February 9, 2021Ask the Expert Special Edition: COVID-19 Vaccine Q&AIn this special edition of Ask the Expert, John Fanikos, Director of Pharmacy Business and Financial Services at Brigham and…
January 15, 2021Ask The Expert: Julie Anderson, MD and the role of a PCPJulie Anderson, MD, FAAFP is a primary care physician (PCP) specializing in Family Medicine. She discusses the role of PCPs…
January 15, 2021Understanding Post-thrombotic SyndromeThis month, we welcome Dr. Suresth Vedantham to discuss chronic leg pain after a blood clot, also known as post-thrombotic…
December 22, 2020COVID-19 Vaccine UpdateThe United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA) recently granted Emergency Use Authorization for two COVID-19 vaccines: The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19…
December 16, 2020COVID-19 Vaccine and Blood ClotsDr. Samuel Goldhaber, President of NATF and Associate Chief and Clinical Director of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at Brigham…
December 15, 2020A Brother, A Sister, and a Clotting Disorder: Joelle and Matthew’s StoryIn the spring of 2001, Matthew Hochman felt some unusual pain in his right calf. As an avid basketball player,…
December 15, 2020In MemoriamNATF would like to dedicate this issue of The Beat to Rajan Laddu. Rajan passed away on November 8, 2020…
December 14, 2020Exercising Safely After a Blood ClotThis month, we welcome Dr. Ellen Hillegass to answer some frequently asked questions about safely exercising after a blood clot.…
December 1, 2020Clot Chronicles: CORONA-VTE — Cardiovascular Findings in COVID-19Hello, everyone. For those of you don’t know me, my name is Aviva Schwartz, and I’m the Director of Content…