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So we invited some slackline athletes to the studio.

Along with Dr. Darien Sutton and Cameron Matheson.

Matheson is here.

He's going to join in on the fun, too.

Because it turns out that Hurts had already been diagnosed with a clot before he played in a game and flew across an ocean.

Let's go to ABC's medical correspondent, Dr. Darien Sutton, who works in emergency rooms.

So Dr. Sutton, I imagine you have these conversations all the time, right? What does Jalen Hurts have? 'Cause I, I know I've heard about blood clots.

I know they're bad and potentially fatal.

We put him on the flight to get back home to his family and everything." Now, just a couple days later, they're like, "Th- this actually appears very, very serious." And this is, I think, why not just fans, but a lot of medical people have a lot of questions for how the Philadelphia Eagles have handled this.

All right.

Dr. Darien Sutton, thank you so much.

Of course.

The team announced today that it comes after doctors discovered blood clots in his lungs stemming from a clot found in his calf.

ABC News medical contributor Dr. Darien Sutton has what may have caused the condition.

It could be inflammation or an injury.

It could be prolonged travel or prolonged periods of immobility or even inherited genetic risk factors that can lead to a patient.

Oncologists say the prognosis is considered good and that this was likely caught early.

ABC News medical correspondent Dr. Darien Sutton.

If it was found that the entirety of the mass was removed and there are no other signs of cancer in any other part of the body, there is a very strong chance that the surgery itself might have been curative.

The Vatican still hasn't said anything about the stage of the cancer or if it's spread or if the Pope will need any further treatment.

We are turning now to helping you get ready for the start of flu season, which looks like it's starting earlier than usual this year.

So joining us to talk about that is ABC News medical correspondent Dr Darien Sutton.

Welcome, Doc.

Good

We'll be able to report about it probably tomorrow.

The worker reportedly died from pneumonic plague, which ABC News medical correspondent Dr. Darien Sutton says is very treatable.

However...

The pneumonic plague has a fatality rate, or the risk of death if it is not treated, uh, up to 100% in-

Russian officials say they've been testing those who worked closely with the woman and none have tested positive for the plague.

ABC News medical contributor, Dr. Darien Sutton, explains how this disease spreads.

With the plague, specifically with the pneumonic plague, that's the only type of plague that can transfer from person to person, but it doesn't do so efficiently.

It typically requires close, prolonged contact, uh, and it doesn't do so as well as, for example, the flu or measles from transferring from person to person.

San Francisco now reporting their first flu death of the season.

That's ABC News medical contributor Dr. Darien Sutton.

He's recommending, look, if you've not had a flu shot, you should try to get one before Halloween.

Now, here in Wisconsin, our flu activi- activity relatively low, but there have been some cases over the last two weeks being reported.