Sepsis kills around 50,000 people every year in the UK, and takes more lives than breast, bowel and prostate cancer combined worldwide. But what is this deadly condition that can overwhelm and kill ...

What the signs of sepsis in an elderly person are will depend upon how far the condition has progressed. In its early stages, the symptoms include high or low body temperature, rapid heartbeat, fast ...

Medically reviewed by Alicen Nelson, MD, MPH Key Takeaways Early signs of sepsis may include severe pain, shortness of breath, and mental confusion. Sepsis can quickly progress to septic shock and ...

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, ...

Preventing sepsis begins with preventing infection, says the chief medical officer of Sepsis Alliance. In a typical year, more than 350,000 adult Americans die of sepsis—a number that could be lowered ...

Sepsis is the body’s extreme reaction to infection and a condition that can be a life-threatening medical emergency. In fact, sepsis is responsible for killing more people than heart attacks or even ...

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 ...

September is Sepsis Awareness Month. As a sepsis shock survivor, I would like to share facts about sepsis. Sepsis is the body’s response to an infection. Sepsis can quickly lead to tissue damage, ...