Prof Beverley Hunt OBE

Now Accepting Applications: ISTH Claire McLintock Award. This award supports early-career researchers focused on advancing women’s health in thrombosis & hemostasis.
➡️Deadline: Sept 1
➡️One award will be granted in Oct 2025
➡️Applicants must be ISTH members

More: www.isth.org/general/cust...

Monoclonal Anti–Platelet Factor 4 Antibodies in Recurrent Pregnancy Loss | NEJM Two patients with monoclonal anti-PF4 antibodies, thrombosis, and chronic thrombocytopenia also had first-trimester pregnancy losses, findings that suggest a possible link between these antibodies ...

Are anti- platelet factor 4 antibodies a cause of recurrent miscarriage?
This data suggests they may be

www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Great session on #thrombophilia at #ISTH2025!
@bhwords.bsky.social presented the upcoming @isth.org guidance on thrombophilia testing, very clear and well-structured. I fully agree with the proposals. 🙂 Excellent discussions during the session.

MHRA approves first UK treatment for congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (cTTP) As with all products, the MHRA will keep its safety under close review.

Great news for cTTP patients!

www.gov.uk/government/n...

Infographics from Thrombosis UK charity

🩸Did you know? 1 in 20 people will have a blood clot at some time in their life and the risk increases with age. However, knowing the risks, signs and symptoms can save lives.

bit.ly/TUKpatientinfo
#Thrombosis #Thrombosissky #VTEsky
@bhwords.bsky.social

NATA WEBINAR
Tues. 25 March - 18:00 CET

Clotting, bleeding and pregnancy: pay attention!

🩸#VTE in pregnancy: what a mess we are in! What do we do now? Beverley HUNT
🩸#Anaemia in pregnancy – ironing out the problem. Sue PAVORD

🔗https://nataonline.com/monthly-live-webinars/

@bhwords.bsky.social

Everything you need to know about blood clots – following Mrs Hinch’s treatment weeks after giving birth It’s crucial to be aware of the symptoms and preventive measures.

Thanks to Mrs Hitch & @independent for increasing awareness of clots in pregnancy - now the number 1 cause of death in pregnancy & puerperium in the UK

www.independent.co.uk/life-style/h...

YouTube video by Thrombosis UK Diagnosing DVT clinically – just as hard as ever!

Presentations from #LTC24 now available. With tragic cases of missed diagnosis hitting the headlines, @bhwords.bsky.social discusses evidence & aids help raise early suspicion & diagnosis of #bloodclots 'Diagnosing DVT clinically – just as hard as ever!' youtu.be/9qDM6PIg1LE?... via @YouTube

The long Covid ‘treatments’ to avoid People with long Covid are resorting to a range of unproven remedies, from supplements to stem cells, but simple rehabilitation techniques are proving the best medicine

inews.co.uk/news/health/...

Hoping 2025 brings better understanding of long-Covid

What an adorable Xmas Limpsfield post box topper !

It’s in print! An up-to -date review of cerebral venous si us thrombosis, discussing the new risk factors - obesity, PCOS, acute COVID & VITT & VITT like disorders

This was such a fun and informative interview. I am very grateful to @bhwords.bsky.social for sharing her expertise on Women’s Health with our listeners. Check out this fabulous podcast episode!!

Navigating VTE Risks: A Women’s Health Perspective with Expert Beverley Hunt Hear from global expert Prof. Beverley Hunt about women’s specific risks and considerations for venous thromboembolism (VTE). Alongside host Dr. Geoff Barnes, Prof. Hunt discusses the latest research

🎙️ New @isth-official.bsky.social Pulse Podcast Alert!
Listen as host @gbarnesmd.bsky.social and guest @bhwords.bsky.social discuss women’s unique risks for #VTE, global treatment protocols, and honor the legacy of trailblazer Claire McLintock.
🎧Listen: https://buff.ly/4gHPWGR
#HemeSky

It’s 7.30 am & I’m coming back from the airport because my flight has been delayed until tomorrow. Apologies to the organisers of this extraordinary conference on physics & haemostasis, I hope you can reorganise my first lecture?

Off to lecture on all that’s new in thromboprophylaxis & the difficult place we are in in pregnancy thromboprophylaxis

This would be brilliant!

Read this Letter to the Editor of RPTH about identifying blood clots and best treatment strategies

rpthjournal.org/article/S2475-…

@bhwords @tillyfox16 @mendel_random

ABSTRACTS | ISTH 2025 Congress Submit your abstract by January 15, 2025.

Get ready to submit your research to the ISTH 2025 Congress in DC! Abstract submission site opens this Friday, November 29th. Submit your work for presentation to an intl audience & connect w/ others from around the 🌎: www.isth2025.org/abstracts 🩸 #hemesky #hemostasis #thrombosis

Ahead of the Friday debate in the House of Commons we have discussion of assisted dying @gstt-nhs.bsky.social Grand Round led by @philberr.bsky.social
This is the planned approach & a map to show we are behind the majority of the world

Wow! PETS has closed after recruiting over 11,000 because the research Q as to the benefit of stockings in low risk surgical pts has been answered. We wont know the answer until completed analysis & then publication in 2025
The largest ever trial on stocking!

At Sir Antonio Pappano ‘s book launch. He was conductor for decades at the Royal Opera House & now for the London Symphony Orchestra. He described how music “has a narcotic effect & takes over your life”.

On my way to the wonderfully named “Fibrinolysis Down Under” being held in Byron Bay,