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

Medically reviewed by Soma Mandal, MDOrthopnea is the sensation of breathlessness when lying down that goes away when sitting ...

A woman has shared a cautionary tale after suffering a near-death experience on a long-haul flight - saying it was due to the type of birth control she was on. Emily, 33, was flying from Toronto ...

The Medical Protection Society says lessons can be learned from the case of a patient given an incorrect risk score for pulmonary embolism and what followed.

SAN FRANCISCO — Pulmonary embolisms are more common among children than previous literature has indicated, according to an abstract presented at the American Thoracic Society International ...

Pulmonary embolism in children has been acknowledged to be an issue in clinical care but was thought to be rare. Now new research published at the ATS 2025 International Conference shows that it ...

BeatKing, well-known Houston rapper and producer, died on Thursday, Aug. 15, at age 39. His manager, Tasha Felder, confirmed to PEOPLE that the rapper's cause of death was a pulmonary embolism.

A star high school football player at Denmark High School in Forsyth County has reportedly been declared brain-dead.

According to sources, the Houston rapper was rushed to a nearby hospital where he later died after suffering a pulmonary embolism.

Sinéad O'Connor died of natural causes, including pulmonary disease and asthma, her official death report revealed.