clot
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Wembanyama’s career seemed to be in jeopardy, as doctors had discovered a blood clot in his shoulder that forced him to miss the season’s last two months.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Earlier research has shown that shingles infections can trigger blood clot formation near the brain and heart, increasing the risk of heart attacks, strokes and venous thromboembolism.
From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026
In addition to the blood clot in her lungs, the death certificate listed rectal cancer as the long-term cause of death.
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026
The Los Angeles County medical examiner’s office determined that the beloved comedian died of a pulmonary embolism, a blood clot in the lungs, according to her death certificate published Monday by TMZ.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026
They told us that a blod clot had formed on my mother’s brain and that another paralytic stroke had set in.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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