Hazleton Area Academy of Science juniors and seniors launched a high-altitude weather balloon equipped with cameras and GPS as an annual end-of-year tradition.

In severe cases, acute altitude sickness can progress to high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) or high-altitude cerebral edema (HACE), both of which are life-threatening conditions requiring emergency ...

Conclusion: This retrospective study revealed the clinical characteristics of PE patients at extremely high altitudes. High-altitude exposure may increase the susceptibility of young people to PE, and ...

Ignoring serious symptoms can lead to dangerous conditions like high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) or high-altitude cerebral edema (HACE), which require emergency medical attention. Traveling to ...

New data identifies two key risk factors for high-altitude pulmonary edema, a leading cause of death on the mountain.

An article in Outside magazine about high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) mentioned a new study in Wilderness & Environmental Medicine by emergency medicine physicians from the University of Vermont ...

A current study involving the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) has investigated which treatment strategy offers the best chances of survival in high-risk acute pulmonary embolism.

China performs high altitude reusable rocket test with uncertain outcome A Chinese state-owned company performed a rocket flight aimed at testing reentry and landing burns late Saturday without ...