Faster diagnostic method can detect sepsis in hours instead of days
A new diagnostic method would confirm sepsis infections earlier, cutting critical hours in the "race against time" to save patients' lives.
Aug 28, 2025
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Infections: News and Research on Shock, Septic
MeSH tree: C01.757.800
First-of-its-kind therapeutic device saves child in septic shock with multiorgan failure
A team of doctors at Michigan Medicine have successfully treated a child in severe septic shock and multiorgan failure with their newly created therapeutic tool called the selective cytopheretic device.
Jun 26, 2025
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Statins may reduce risk of death by 39% for patients with life-threatening sepsis, large study finds
Sepsis is when the immune system overshoots its inflammatory reaction to an infection, so strongly that the vital organs begin to shut down. It is life-threatening: each year in the US alone, approximately 750,000 patients ...
Jun 6, 2025
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Lasso-LR model best for predicting AKI mortality in alcoholic cirrhosis
The least absolute shrinkage and selection operator-logistic regression (Lasso-LR) model is optimal for predicting in-hospital mortality for adult patients with alcoholic cirrhosis complicated by severe acute kidney injury ...
May 27, 2025
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Study finds sharp rise in dangerous strep infections
Severe and possibly deadly strep infections are on the rise in the U.S., according to a study published Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Apr 8, 2025
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Pilot study finds AI could transform how hospitals produce quality reports
A pilot study led by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine found that advanced artificial intelligence (AI) could potentially lead to easier, faster and more efficient hospital quality reporting ...
Oct 21, 2024
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Freely available tools improve accuracy of pediatric sepsis diagnosis
Pediatric sepsis, a major inflammatory response to trauma that can cause organ failure and tissue death, kills about 3.3 million children each year worldwide. The catastrophic overreactions to infection or injury often hit ...
Sep 24, 2024
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Sepsis survivors remain in danger of re-hospitalization
If you're lucky enough to survive a battle with the bloodstream infection sepsis, risks of a recurrence that sends you back to hospital within a month remain high, new data shows.
Sep 2, 2024
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New period product offers progress in women's health
Bryan Hsu is tackling an area of research that has long been neglected—menstrual products.
Jul 10, 2024
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Sepsis: Why this deadly condition is so hard to diagnose
Tory MP Craig Mackinlay recently returned to Commons for the first time after suffering from a life-threatening bout of sepsis last year. Since his return to public duties, Mackinlay has spoken candidly about his experience ...
Jun 4, 2024
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