Chris came to the emergency department with complaints of cough and shortness of breath. She initially became ill after returning from a trip to Hawaii with her family and figured she had caught a ...

CHICAGO, March 26 (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson's blood clot preventer Xarelto proved as effective as and safer than standard treatments against blood clots of the lung in a big study, possibly paving ...

Pulmonary embolism (PE), a type of blood clot in the lungs, sends more than half a million people to U.S. hospitals each year ...

Although D-dimer results within a typical range can rule out pulmonary embolism, high results alone can’t diagnose this condition. Doctors usually need to run extra tests to make a diagnosis. A ...

Nick Cannon stepped down from his radio show to focus on his health. Feb. 17, 2012— -- Nick Cannon stepped down from his daily radio show today after revealing he suffered another health setback ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Dear Dr. Donohue — I am a 50-plus-year-old male. Recently I had a scare. I suffered from blood clots in my left leg and was ...

WHEN YOU CUT YOURSELF, your blood clots over the injury to keep you from bleeding excessively. Once the injury heals, your body naturally dissolves the clot. So, blood clotting, also known as ...

Inflammation caused by lupus may affect the lungs in many ways, and can involve the membrane lining of the lungs, the lungs themselves, the blood vessels within the lungs, and the diaphragm. The most ...