NASA Astronaut's Blood Clot In Space Gets Treated By Doctor On Earth (cnet.com) 12
Doctor Stephan Moll, a blood-clot expert from the University of North Carolina, helped develop a treatment plan for a NASA astronaut who discovered a blood clot in the jugular vein partway through a long-term mission on the International Space Station. CNET reports: NASA hasn't revealed the crew member's name or when the incident happened, though the astronaut discovered the clot two months into a six-month mission while getting a neck ultrasound for a research study. Moll and a NASA medical team chose to treat the clot with blood thinners. The limited on-board supply of medicine required carefully meting out the dose until a fresh cargo shipment arrived from Earth.
The astronaut went through about 40 days of injections before switching to an oral pill. The NASA crew member discontinued the pills shortly before returning to Earth and required no follow-up treatment for the clot. Moll co-authored a case study on the clot published in the The New England Journal of Medicine on Thursday.
The astronaut went through about 40 days of injections before switching to an oral pill. The NASA crew member discontinued the pills shortly before returning to Earth and required no follow-up treatment for the clot. Moll co-authored a case study on the clot published in the The New England Journal of Medicine on Thursday.
Doctor Stephan Moll (Score:1)
Any relation to Richard Moll ?
(The guard on Night Court)
Extra blood clot hazards in space (Score:3)
The lesser exercise, especially for the legs, makes clotting an extra risk for astronauts. With the confirmed problematic blood flow issues for the astronauts in these studies, it's a special risk if and when women ever try to bear children in zero gee.
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Sex Problem Solved... (Score:1)
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Oh, my. I do remember Playboy in the 1970's speculating on how to make this work. Their conclusion as to use elastic bands to keep the couple's bodies together.
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His position is that he doesn't believe in space induced blood clots as don't the other space nutters. I'm guessing he won't be volunteering to be on the first human mission to that pile of rocks.
Alarming Discovery In an Astronaut's Bloodstream (Score:5, Informative)
NASA hasn't revealed the crew member's name or when the incident happened, though the astronaut discovered the clot two months into a six-month mission while getting a neck ultrasound for a research study.
You mean this one [slashdot.org]? Is this a new kind of dupe, where the same story is retold in a more mysterious manner?
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NASA hasn't revealed the crew member's name or when the incident happened, though the astronaut discovered the clot two months into a six-month mission while getting a neck ultrasound for a research study.
You mean this one [slashdot.org]? Is this a new kind of dupe, where the same story is retold in a more mysterious manner?
Well, and doesn't NASA have medical personnel monitoring the astronauts' vitals throughout missions anyway? I would assume it's pretty standard for a doctor on the ground to provide medical advice or assistance to astronauts in orbit. Or did Apollo 13 lie to me all this time?
Meting (Score:1)
Unless writing for fun I wish authors would use the most recognized word for what they are saying. Do you want to spread your idea? Do you want it to be understood by the most people? Quit using bullshit, and by bullshit I mean overly complicated words for no good fucking reason. Just use handing...
Anonymous? (Score:2)
How many NASA astronauts have been up there for 6 months? A fairly small pool of people.