Nurse wiping an older male patient's arm with a cotton swab as she preps for a blood draw. Most people will take a blood test at some point in their life, and commonly, this requires blood to be drawn ...

Those bright blue lines on your hands might just be cosmetic, but they could also signal a serious vascular issue. Here is how to tell the difference between normal anatomy and a medical emergency.

Basilic vein thrombosis is a type of superficial venous thrombosis (SVT) in which a blood clot forms in the basilic vein in the arm. In many cases, SVT is harmless and will resolve without treatment.

Alexandria Nyembwe is a registered nurse and health writer. She has worked in street medicine serving populations experiencing homelessness in Skid Row Los Angeles as well as in cardiovascular care in ...