His death was consistent with a severe form of high-altitude illness known as “high altitude pulmonary edema,” according to the Grand County coroner. Dr. Ben Honigman, ...

DENVER — The effects of altitude on health can be variable and can range from mild illness to severe life-threatening conditions. Since we all live and play at altitude here in Colorado, we have ...

High altitude pulmonary edema — commonly referred to as HAPE — is a more serious case of altitude sickness that, if not treated quickly or properly, can lead to death. Due to the cases she has seen at ...

A 10-year-old Summit County boy who was diagnosed with high altitude resident pulmonary edema. The X-ray shows bilateral opacities, which cleared after 24 hours on oxygen. Courtesy Ebert Family Clinic ...

In “COVID-19 Lung Injury and High Altitude Pulmonary Edema: A False Equation with Dangerous Implications,” the authors urge clinicians to rely on scientific evidence to guide treatment.

According to the National Institute of Health, high altitude pulmonary edema is a “noncardiogenic pulmonary edema which typically occurs in lowlanders who ascend rapidly to altitudes greater ...

Meanwhile, high-altitude pulmonary edema happens when the blood vessels in the lungs begin to leak fluid and fill up the lungs. It is typified by shortness of breath and by coughing up frothy ...

A group of researchers with experience in treating high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) have written to correct the misconception in medical social media forums and elsewhere that the lung injury ...

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE), a form of altitude sickness can be fatal if victims don't descend in elevation. At the Betty Bear Hut at 11,100 feet near Hagerman Pass, in the Sawatch Range ...

NBC News correspondent Morgan Chesky was hospitalized with high-altitude pulmonary edema while on a trip to Utah’s Zion National Park. HAPE occurs when fluid builds up in the lungs and prevents ...

High altitude pulmonary edema — commonly referred to as HAPE — is a more serious case of altitude sickness that, if not treated quickly or properly, can lead to death.

A group of researchers with experience in treating high altitude pulmonary edema have written to correct the misconception in medical social media forums and elsewhere that the lung injury seen in ...