Your immune system protects you by fighting off invaders such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi. However, it’s possible for your immune system to overreact in a way that’s harmful to your body. This ...

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

Sepsis is an illness that affects nearly 50 million people worldwide each year, with around 11 million deaths attributed to the condition. In the United States, at least 1.7 million adults in the US ...

Septic arthritis of the knee involves a sudden, severe infection in one or both knee joints. Without treatment, it can impair mobility, lead to permanent damage, or even be fatal. Septic arthritis is ...

Sepsis is a serious condition that can become life-threatening if not treated quickly. It happens when the body reacts to an infection in a way that harms its own organs, such as the heart, lungs or ...

Larissa Banitt is a registered nurse who combines her English and Nursing degrees in writing health content. She has worked on the floor on a medical-surgical unit and currently works providing care ...

Maternal sepsis is rare in the US, but it is responsible for 24% of intrapartum deaths and 38.4% of postpartum maternal ...

Sepsis is a dangerous infection that can affect anyone. If not treated quickly, it can result in serious illness and even death. Keystone Infectious Disease’s Medical Director, Dr. Raghavendra ...

Don Smith remembers the moment he awoke in an intensive care unit after 13 days in a medically induced coma. His wife and daughter were at his bedside, and he thought it had been only a day since he ...

If you’ve watched enough episodes of “Grey’s Anatomy” then you’ve probably seen that some patients develop sepsis and die. Dr. Barath Rangaswamy, of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, ...