Disease

Quick answer: Edema on its own rarely kills. What’s causing it can. Fluid that builds up in the lungs or in the brain can turn fatal within hours, and persistent swelling in the legs is often the first visible clue that the heart, kidneys, or liver are starting to fail. If you have new severe … Read more

You felt your leg pulse. Then you noticed it again. Now you’re here. Welcome to the club. Basically every adult winds up Googling this at some point. Most leg throbbing turns out to be nothing. Just a normal artery doing its job while you happened to be paying attention. Some of it isn’t nothing. The … Read more