Sepsis is a life-threatening condition arising from the body's overreactive response against an infection, leading it to injure its own tissues and organs. The first known reference to "sepsis" dates back more than 2,700 ...
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Nearly one-third of very premature infants develop late-onset sepsis, a life-threatening infection that occurs more than three days after birth, according to new research from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), in ...
Nov 11, 2022
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A new study by Portland State University researchers is the first to show that eating a diet exclusively high in saturated fats can reprogram the mouse immune system, making it better able to fight off infection but more ...
Nov 7, 2022
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A new model for understanding which patients with sepsis, COVID-19 and influenza have immune dysfunction and are more likely to suffer poor outcomes has been developed by researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the ...
Nov 2, 2022
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Sepsis, the overreaction of the immune system in response to an infection, causes an estimated 20% of deaths globally and as many as 20 to 50% of U.S. hospital deaths each year. Despite its prevalence and severity, however, ...
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Even months after critical illness for sepsis, children are at risk for new or worsening medical conditions, a study suggests.
Oct 13, 2022
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With September designated Sepsis Awareness Month, this is a good time to learn more about this potentially life-threatening condition.
Sep 14, 2022
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The early and adequate administration of antibiotics is an important part of sepsis therapy. In this life-threatening disease, the dysregulated response of the immune system on an infection damages the body's own tissues, ...
Sep 8, 2022
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An Italian tourist with monkeypox, the first reported case in Cuba, has died, the country's health ministry announced on Monday.
Aug 23, 2022
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An early warning system has the potential to identify sepsis patients early and improve patient outcomes, according to a study published online July 21 in Nature Medicine.
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