Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that occurs when the body’s immune system has an extreme response to an infection.

“When they did the testing, they found she had a UTI for about a month that actually caused a hole in her kidney,” the teenager’s mom said Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has ...

Lyndsey Feeney is creating awareness about sepsis and urging people to know the signs and to get urgent medical care Lyndsey Feeney / SWNS Lyndsey Feeney (left), developed sepsis months after both of ...

Sepsis is a medical emergency. Identify early signs, understand the Hour-1 bundle, and see how rapid intervention saves lives ...

Globally, sepsis infection is the leading cause of death in children, taking more than 3.4 million lives per year, according to the Sepsis Alliance — and 85% of these deaths occur before age 5. Sepsis ...

Hidden bacterial tactics: Studies show pathogens like E. coli and Staphylococcus aureus split into subpopulations with different survival strategies, making infections harder to treat. New treatment ...

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In accordance with the study protocol, the safety and efficacy topline analysis includes sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) scores and mortality for the 28-day period post treatment. Efficacy: ...

Accountability is one focus the health system has used to cut its sepsis mortality rates by 50% over the last five years, according to a Dec. 28 report from the American Medical Association.