Sepsis is a factor in more than 10% of non-neonatal pediatric hospitalizations as well as almost 18% of those patients’ in-hospital deaths, according to a recently published estimate built on ...

Many people who die from sepsis die of organ failure, including liver failure, which is a common, often fatal complication. For many years, the underlying causes and mechanisms of sepsis-induced liver ...

An international team of experts recently came together to update sepsis care guidelines for adults for the first time since 2021. The updates have profound implications for the management of sepsis, ...

Bacteria Gram positive in sputum gram stain.red background. Both sepsis and bacteremia involve bacteria in the bloodstream. Bacteremia generally is not a serious condition, but sepsis can be ...

Manjit Sangha, a 56-year-old Indian-origin woman in the UK, lost all her limbs after contracting sepsis, which doctors believe may have been triggered by a lick from her pet dog on a small cut or ...

Sepsis is a life-threatening condition triggered by the body’s extreme response to infection. It causes widespread inflammation, which can lead to tissue damage, organ failure and death. Thanks to ...

Perez Hilton shared that he can “finally walk again” after undergoing emergency surgery to remove a blood clot from his leg ...