In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers compared the pathophysiology of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and bacterial sepsis-induced acute respiratory distress ...

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 continues to be a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in hospitalized newborns and premature infants. The pathophysiology and disease state of sepsis appear to be similar between ...

Sepsis kills more than twice as many people worldwide as once believed, and children in poor regions account for an excessive number of such deaths, researchers say. Sepsis is an out-of-control immune ...

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 ...

Sepsis may be the cause of one in five deaths worldwide, according to a new study. The number of deaths from the dangerous medical condition is more than double the number previously estimated, ...

Sepsis is an underestimated killer. Nearly a quarter of patients treated for sepsis in hospital will die, but because so many different illnesses can predispose patients to experiencing it, it’s ...

Severe sepsis, is a costly complication in hospitalized cancer patients causing around one in ten cancer deaths each year in the USA, according to an article published today in Critical Care. The ...

Sepsis is a potentially life-threatening complication of an infection. Sepsis occurs when chemicals released into the bloodstream to fight the infection trigger inflammation throughout the body. This ...

The day after his wife of 73 years was laid to rest in Houston, former President George H.W. Bush was admitted to Houston Methodist Hospital. The diagnosis: sepsis. What does that mean? The Free Press ...

HOUSTON — Former president George H.W. Bush was hospitalized Sunday, a day after his wife's funeral, with an infection that spread to his blood, which can be serious. On Monday, Bush's spokesman Jim ...

When injured, endothelial cells permit granulocytes and plasma constituents to enter inflamed tissue, which may lead to organ damage. Endothelial cell inflammation causes vasodilation through the ...