Bacteria (clusters of light pink, surrounded by larger magenta blood cells) can cause deadly infections, but overreactive immune responses can deliver the lethal blow. Scharvik/iStock via Getty Images ...

Sepsis kills around 50,000 people every year in the UK, and takes more lives than breast, bowel and prostate cancer combined worldwide. But what is this deadly condition that can overwhelm and kill ...

New NIH-funded research has led to an AI model that may better predict which children are at high risk for sepsis — before ...

Former President Bill Clinton was hospitalized earlier this week because of a "non-COVID-related infection," according to a spokesman. He has reportedly been diagnosed with a condition known as sepsis ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PeraHealth invites all healthcare professionals to join a free three-part webinar series on early sepsis prediction, available in March and April. Speakers will ...

Our immune system has to be able to rapidly mount a response to pathogenic invaders, wounds, and other injuries. But it also has to be carefully controlled. When the body overreacts to an infection, ...

Sepsis is not contagious, although some contagious infections can lead to sepsis. Some infections are more likely to result in sepsis, and certain people are at higher risk of developing it than ...

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 ...

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In a previous study, 2 research has shown that P. aeruginosa has moved from the gut to the lungs in an individual intensive ...