Blood clots are made of proteins, platelets, and other cells in the blood that thicken and stick together. When you cut ...

A pulmonary embolism (PE) occurs when a foreign substance blocks an artery in your lungs, stopping blood flow. It’s usually caused by a blood clot, but can sometimes be due to lipid, air, or tumor ...

A subsegmental pulmonary embolism is a blood clot located on a distal, or distant and less central, branch of the pulmonary arteries. Treatment can depend on symptoms and risk factors. A subsegmental ...

Pregnancy entails more than morning sickness and fatigue — it also brings a risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), a preventable formation of blood clots in the veins. Pregnant women are five times more ...

Some told of ignoring their own medical emergencies until it was almost too late, or shared about loved ones who died after ...

Blood clots form in response to signals from the lungs of cancer patients—not from other organ sites, as previously thought—according to a preclinical study by Weill Cornell Medicine, Memorial Sloan ...

Warmer weather and no school means more travel for Louisianans. These travels can take Louisianans to international, national or local vacation spots in the air or by car. However, those longer trips ...

The Silent Symptom That Could Be a Sign of Blood Clots originally appeared on Parade. Your blood’s ability to clot after a cut or injury is an important defense mechanism to keep you from bleeding too ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Doctors treating Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for a blood clot in her head said blood thinners are being used to dissolve the clot and they are confident she will make a ...