Dr. Goodwin: Studies have shown that treating sepsis as early as possible dramatically improves outcomes. In fact, most of ...

Patients discharged from the emergency department (ED) with common infections had a higher 7-day sepsis risk if they had cardiovascular disease, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, or cancer; ...

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 ...

Vital signs and laboratory data in electronic health records (EHRs) can be used to predict whether hospitalized patients will develop the high blood lactate levels that are often associated with ...

NEW YORK, Sept. 14 (UPI) --The government and local hospitals are seeking to promote greater awareness about sepsis and better combat what is an overreactive immune response to infection that can ...

NORFOLK, Va. – During your stay in a hospital, computer systems are collecting and analyzing all sorts of data about you. In the background of all the beeping and gadgetry, an electronic medical ...