WHO reports probable DVT link

Following a finding by international experts that a link between deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and air travel ‘probably exists’, airline representatives have attended a meeting hosted by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and agreed to cooperate in a global study. While suggesting the risk was small – mostly linked to those with preexisting problems and not confined to economy air travel – the experts also found no scientific evidence that measures proposed by the airlines were effective.