Of all the life-threatening conditions hospitals battle on a daily basis, sepsis is a particularly fickle beast. Despite the difficulties associated with diagnosing this complication, healthcare ...

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NORFOLK, Va. (WPVI) -- A simple, inexpensive treatment could be the cure for a deadly infection that takes a quarter-million more lives each year - sepsis. Last year, one of those was Oscar-winning ...

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 ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are more than 1.7 million cases of sepsis every year, leading to 300,000 annual deaths. "Sepsis is a potentially lethal condition; ...

A University of Virginia-led team of researchers has made a discovery that may change sepsis treatment for patients in Africa. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. Over ...

Grand Pharmaceutical Group Limited announced that its experimental drug STC3141 met the primary clinical endpoint in a Phase II trial conducted across sites in China, delivering a statistically ...

A fast-moving, life-threatening condition, sepsis is the body’s extreme response to an infection. Each year, at least 350,000 adults who develop sepsis die during hospitalization or are discharged to ...

Sepsis moves fast. A patient can arrive at hospital with what appears to be a routine infection and, within hours, develop organ failure. Survival often depends on how quickly treatment begins. Across ...

Sepsis Should enteral or IV vitamin C become standard of care in the treatment of patients with sepsis? Treating sepsis with vitamin C is associated with reductions in mortality, duration of ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is a major unrecognized cause of deadly sepsis among people with HIV in Africa, a sweeping new study reveals. Beginning treatment for TB immediately – even before sepsis patients are ...