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

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RARA, March 3: A domestic tourist visiting Rara, a major tourist destination in Nepal, died of altitude sickness on Monday ...

According to Dr Shahi, Bishwakarma was a patient of chronic asthma. His death was caused by a cardio-pulmonary arrest triggered by altitude sickness, worsened by the cold weather and oxygen deficiency ...

With a base elevation of 33 feet, altitude sickness isn't a risk at western Newfoundland's Marble Mountain Resort. The ...

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Daniel Pinto is 144 countries into a challenge to visit all 195 around the world and is currently travelling through Peru, where he spent 10 hours travelling to La Rinconada, Peru — the highest perman ...

Wang Shih-hao (王士豪), a doctor specializing in altitude sickness, said that people with high-altitude sickness could experience symptoms such as feeling drunk or having difficulty breathing. Altitude ...

Anyone who has ever sat in the back of a car or bus probably understands the motion sickness ― nausea, headache and dizziness ― that can come from reading a book or staring at a screen while in a ...