If you’ve watched enough episodes of “Grey’s Anatomy” then you’ve probably seen that some patients develop sepsis and die. Dr. Barath Rangaswamy, of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, ...
Sepsis, a common and potentially deadly complication to an infection, is the leading cause of death in U.S. hospitals, accounting for 35% of in-hospital deaths. But as many as 87% of sepsis cases ...
As cold and flu season approaches, experts at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital in Geneva are raising awareness about the signs and symptoms of sepsis, a life-threatening full-body response to an ...
Sepsis is a serious condition that can become life-threatening if not treated quickly. It happens when the body reacts to an infection in a way that harms its own organs, such as the heart, lungs or ...
My 86-year-old father was recently hospitalized with a severe infection. We were told he’s at an increased risk for sepsis ...
Sepsis is an illness that affects nearly 50 million people worldwide each year, with around 11 million deaths attributed to the condition. In the United States, at least 1.7 million adults in the US ...
Sepsis happens when the immune system responds dramatically to an infection. Symptoms include a high fever, a rapid heart rate, breathing difficulty, and confusion. Urgent medical attention is ...
A British family is sharing the warning signs of sepsis after their newborn nearly died from the life-threatening complication while on vacation. Rachel Millbank and her husband, Tim, 34, had set off ...
Ashley Park, one of the stars of Netflix’s “Emily in Paris” and “Beef,” revealed last week that she was recuperating from “critical septic shock,” after a bout of tonsillitis during a New Year ...