What Is a Pulmonary Embolism? A pulmonary embolism (PE) happens when a blood clot suddenly blocks an artery that supplies blood to your lungs. Pulmonary embolism happens when a blood clot travels ...

Blood clots can form without warning. Recognize these silent indicators—from leg cramps to back pain—which demand immediate medical attention to prevent fatal complications.

Temple Health is on a mission to raise awareness about one of the least-known and most under-diagnosed serious medical conditions – a potentially deadly one that can be prevented, if caught early.

A pulmonary embolism or blood clot on the lungs is a serious and potentially life-threatening condition. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that up to 100,000 people die each ...

Petra Mayer, the editor on NPR's Culture desk, died on Saturday at Holy Cross Hospital in Maryland as the result of a suspected pulmonary embolism. Nancy Barnes, NPR's senior vice president for news, ...

Ask a Black Doctor: Pulmonary Embolism Explained was featured in the January/February 2022 issue of ESSENCE — on newsstands now. Rachel Marie Bond, M.D.: You can get a blood clot if you have certain ...

Overreliance on D-dimer testing and similarity to other conditions may mean pulmonary embolism or venous thromboembolism is ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Using a diagnostic algorithm, pulmonary embolism was ...

US adults who survived a COVID-19 infection are more likely than individuals who were not infected with COVID-19 to develop incident conditions attributable to the virus. Patients who were exposed to ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A family on Chicago's South Side are focused, in their personal lives and business, on fitness and saving lives to keep other families from suffering the same tragedy caused by a ...