air 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

The air embolism theory, she said, was "highly speculative".

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025

Chair of the panel, retired medic Dr Shoo Lee, who co-authored a 1989 academic paper on air embolism in babies, said 14 experts had compiled an "impartial evidence-based report".

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2025

Several experts have publicly criticised the prosecution’s air embolism theory, although hardly any have seen all of the medical evidence.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2024

Danger from air embolism is exceedingly doubtful, unless great quantities were forced into a large vein by artificial means.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.