The first condition indicates active vasculitis and requires profound immunosuppressive therapy, whereas pulmonary embolism usually warrants anticoagulation. Misdiagnosis of these entities can result ...

Photo: J. Scott Applewhite/AP/Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images/Martin Schutt/AP Head Start has been something of a sacred cow in Washington since its creation in 1965. The $12.3 billion federal ...

He threw a jacket over his head, walked in and shot Snead dead ... victims of violent crimes and their families.” A CT woman felt helpless as her dad screamed in pain. Why she and others ...

The purpose of this study was to present 11 patients operated on owing to rare forms of peripheral arterial embolism at the Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases of the Serbian Clinical Center ...

An inmate at George W. Hill Correctional Facility was assaulted Wednesday afternoon and suffered injuries to his head that required a CT scan, officials reported. County officials reported that ...

Eventually, patients develop septic thrombophlebitis ... septic emboli throughout the body. 1 It can be difficult to recognize septicemia in a patient with a suspected acute bacterial throat infection ...

Although no single food can improve mental sharpness, focus, and memory, some research shows that a nutrient-rich diet with plenty of omega-3 fats, antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals is important ...

Although the precise mechanism of this embolism could not be determined, we assumed that a second septic focus existed on one of the major vessels (probably aorta) as a consequence of the ...

When a child develops a brain tumor, early diagnosis is essential. Alan Cohen, M.D., director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, shares the most common signs and symptoms ...

A man with paralysis who had electrodes implanted in his brain can pilot a virtual drone through an obstacle course simply by imagining moving his fingers. His brain signals are interpreted by an ...