embolism
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Partaking in them is not without risk—ozone therapy, for example, has the potential side effect of something called an air embolism, which can lead to a stroke or heart attack.
From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2026
O’Hara died in late January, at the age of 71, from a pulmonary embolism as a result of rectal cancer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2026
Award-winning actress Catherine O'Hara died of a pulmonary embolism, her death certificate has revealed.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2026
Penumbra’s portfolio includes devices to treat conditions like pulmonary embolism, stroke, deep vein aneurysms, and heart attack.
From Barron's ● Jan. 15, 2026
If anything, he says it was the amniotic embolism that did it.
From "Sunny" by Jason Reynolds
There are AI competitors like AIdoc, which started with pulmonary embolisms, and OpenEvidence, which doctors use to help diagnose diseases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
That paper focused on how air embolisms could lead to a baby's skin becoming discoloured.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2025
“I am home now after 6 days in the hospital battling pulmonary embolisms … my recovery could take awhile … thanks for the prayers and love shown!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 3, 2024
For many patients who undergo butt lifts and related procedures, complications like blood clots or embolisms, which can be fatal, are a bigger concern than the cartels.
From New York Times ● Apr. 17, 2023
Moreover, the same principle has wide application in case of the human subject in disease, such as the lesion of nerve tracts or the destruction of centres by localized tumors, by embolisms, or by traumatisms.
From A History of Science — Volume 4 by Henry Smith Williams
