Warfarin is used to treat blood clots (such as in deep vein thrombosis-DVT or pulmonary embolus-PE) and/or to prevent new clots from forming in your body. Preventing harmful blood clots helps to reduce the risk of a stroke or heart attack.
Laverne Cox is one busy woman. Not only is she busy promoting her work as Sophia on the new season of Orange Is the New Black, but she's also producing a one-hour special for MTV and Logo about four transgender teenagers and a documentary about a trans woman who was sent to a men's prison after being attacked on the street.
When Ellen Page came out as a gay woman last month, she named Orange Is the New Black star Laverne Cox as one of her inspirations to do so. The Kolzak award is given to an openly lesbian, gay, bisexual or a transgender media professional who has made a significant contribution in promoting equality.