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

Sepsis remains a substantial disease burden worldwide, and patients can deteriorate rapidly, but the current diagnostics take days to deliver results, according to the report’s authors. Fast ...

Sepsis, a life-threatening condition caused by dysregulated host response to infection, remains a major cause of global ...

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 ...

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

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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Former President Bill Clinton continues to recover from a non-COVID-related infection after being hospitalized at the University ...

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 ...

"Real Housewives of Orange County" star Vicki Gunvalson, 62, is sharing her recent health scare after she was hospitalized with sepsis, a potentially deadly disease that results from the body’s ...

Claire McCormack, 47, thought she had a stomach bug but within hours was placed in an induced coma as sepsis caused ...