‘They increase major bleeds’: Warning for regular aspirin users

‘They increase major bleeds’: Warning for regular aspirin users

October 2, 2019 6:50 pm MST.

Many have been told over the years by doctors that taking aspirin regularly can help prevent against a stroke or heart attack. But as Sarolta Saskiw finds out, new research suggests doing so could actually have harmful, and even deadly, consequences.

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