Elizabeth Simms was 27 years old and about 31 weeks pregnant when she suddenly noticed the first signs of what turned out to be a life-threatening medical emergency. She had woken up one morning in ...

PEOPLE. IT’S THE SIMPLE THINGS. FOR LEAH WALKER HOLDING HER BABIES IN HER ARMS, MAKING THEM BOTTLES, MOMENTS SHE DOESN’T TAKE FOR GRANTED, MOMENTS SHE ALMOST DIDN’T GET TO HAVE. WHEN I GET TO HAVE ...

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 ...

A pulmonary embolism occurs when part of a blood clot breaks off from a deep vein in the body, travels up to an artery or vein in your lungs, and causes a blockage. It is a type of venous ...

This summer I wrote an article about my experience with a postsurgical pulmonary embolism, hoping that sharing my story would help others take their own medical warning signs seriously. Hundreds of ...