‘The pain was excruciating’: A friend in her 80s fell down her basement stairs. Could it have been avoided?
MarketWatch· Quentin Fottrell· Oct 5, 2026 · 1:00 PM
“She developed pleural effusion — fluid between the lungs and ribs — compressing her lungs and making it hard for her to breathe.”
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