A hospital trust has been told to urgently improve training for temporary staff after the death of a patient sent home before ...

A New Orleans police officer and U.S. Army reservist died after undergoing Brazilian but lift surgery in Miami back in March.

Various studies have linked life-threatening blood clots that cause pulmonary embolism to frequent international traveling, ...

Recurrent pulmonary embolism as a cause of chronic heart disease was probably first recognized by Ljungdahl 8 in 1928. Brenner, 9 in his systematic studies of the pulmonary vasculature in 1935 ...

ALTHOUGH doctors since the time of William Harvey may have had some conception of the pathologic physiology of thrombosis and embolism and although John Hunter,1 in 1794, reported intravascular coa ...

Pulmonary embolism: A blood clot to the lungs typically occurs suddenly. Shortness of breath, chest pain (often worse with deep breaths), and a rapid heart rate are common symptoms.

After her daughter died, Brovender herself had a pulmonary embolism. She began to feel excruciating pain in her leg and went to the emergency room. “I told them, ‘Listen, I’m a lay person. I never ...

A blood clot behind the knee is a type of venous thromboembolism or deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Symptoms include pain, swelling, warmth, and discoloration of the skin. Prompt treatment can lower ...

Inferior vena cava filters are tiny devices placed inside a vein to prevent pulmonary embolism when you have DVT. Find out how they work. Skip to main content . Home ; Conditions .

Aspirin does not typically treat fat embolism. Your doctor may prescribe it in certain instances, though. If you break a bone, make sure to get prompt medical treatment to prevent any ...

WASHINGTON, DC — Large-bore mechanical thrombectomy is superior to catheter-directed thrombolysis for pulmonary embolism, according to a randomized trial comparing the two interventions ...

Hungary has summoned the Ukrainian ambassador over allegations that a Hungarian-Ukrainian dual citizen died due to beatings ...