Acute pulmonary embolism is rare during childhood and adolescence. The high pulmonary embolism-related fatality among ...

Jan. 9, 2025 — Researchers have shown that a test called ORACLE can predict lung cancer survival at the point of diagnosis better than currently used clinical risk factors. This could help ...

Outpatient management of patients with cancer-associated pulmonary embolism (PE) may be a feasible, safe approach with low short-term rates of recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE), major bleeding, ...

Allison Ciaccio had a respiratory illness that wouldn't go away. Repeated follow-ups found Stage I lung cancer.

Spotting is a very light form of bleeding that occurs outside of your regular menstrual cycle. It can occur mid-cycle, before or after your period, or during menopause. It may even occur during ...

There are some risks of being on a heart-lung machine, including bleeding, cognitive problems, kidney injury, and stroke. If you have any questions about your risks or the machine in general, talk to ...

Lung cancer liver metastases are tumors that form in the liver from cancer cells that have broken away from the primary cancer and spread through the blood or lymphatic system. The liver is a common ...

Background Sampling of peripheral pulmonary lesions (PPLs) abutting the pleura carries a higher risk of pneumothorax and complications. Although typically performed with image-guided transthoracic ...

“In a great way, these iron lung wards were the precursor of medical ICUs,” adds Salerno. ICUs have the ability to tend to patients facing a variety of conditions, from gastrointestinal ...

A lung biopsy involves the removal of tissue or growths from the lungs. A doctor will use special devices, such as a fine needle, to remove the sample. A lung biopsy can help diagnose lung ...

At the time of diagnosis he had presented with skin, ear, nose and throat involvement, pulmonary hemorrhage, and microscopic hematuria. Remission was achieved with plasma exchange and with daily ...