Temple Health is on a mission to raise awareness about one of the least-known and most under-diagnosed serious medical conditions – a potentially deadly one that can be prevented, if caught early.

Pulmonary embolism (PE), a type of blood clot in the lungs, sends more than half a million people to U.S. hospitals each year - and kills about one in five high-risk patients, according to the ...

Advances in technology are changing the way serious blood clots like pulmonary embolism (PE) are treated. Anticoagulant and thrombolytic therapy have been the standard of care, however, it may take ...

The risk of a blood clot traveling around the body is highest within the first 4 weeks after it initially forms. However, health experts are unsure of exactly how long it takes for a blood clot to ...

Although uncommon, blood clots can form in the finger. They may appear as a small, discolored lump under the skin. A collection of blood can also form under the fingernail, commonly due to injury such ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Corewell Heath Butterworth Hospital is being recognized for its work treating blood clot patients with an inaugural award from the National Blood Clot Alliance. On Monday, ...

Everyone bleeds, and in most cases, blood clotting, or coagulation, is a good thing. “A blood clot (also known as a thrombus) is a jello-like material that your body creates to stop bleeding when you ...

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a potentially life-threatening situation in which a blood clot becomes lodged in an artery of the lungs, causing the blockage of blood flow. As serious as PE is, its impact ...

When Donna Brovender’s daughter, Ali Senser, passed away from a pulmonary embolism at the age of 35, two days after giving birth, she was heartbroken. “Devastated would be an understatement,” ...

New data from the REAL-PE analysis investigated catheter-based pulmonary embolism (PE) treatment, showing women and Black people were less frequently treated with minimally invasive therapy compared ...

Editor’s note: This article contains a photo of a blood clot that some viewers may find disturbing. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Corewell Heath Butterworth Hospital is being recognized for its work ...

Blood clots in the lungs, also known as pulmonary embolisms, can be a serious medical condition that affects your overall health. A pulmonary embolism occurs when a blood clot, typically originating ...