Following the January 2025 wildfires affecting Los Angeles, there was an increase in emergency encounters for certain diagnoses.

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 ...

A pulmonary embolism (PE) occurs when blood flow to an artery that supplies blood to the lungs has become blocked, typically due to a blood clot. Complications can develop from either the clot or the ...

The association between MI/PE and AECOPD severity and frequency was strongest during the first year after exacerbations occurred but still significant after 5 years. In chronic obstructive pulmonary ...