Early signs of sepsis may include severe pain, shortness of breath, and mental confusion. Sepsis starts with an infection in any part of the body and spreads through the blood. When this happens, your ...

Sepsis is a life-threatening clinical syndrome characterized by multiorgan dysfunction caused by a dysregulated or over-reactive host response to infection. During sepsis, the coagulation cascade is ...

Antibiotics increase the gut oxygen levels and favor growth of harmful fungi. Chemically restoring intestinal gut hypoxia could deter fungal blooms. Sahana is a science journalist and an intern at The ...

Since MSCs are typically administered into naturally hypoxic tissues, understanding the impact of hypoxia on the functioning of MSCs is crucial. Hypoxia has been postulated to be among the factors ...

The  Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is one of the most technologically driven sectors in healthcare, and it’s characterized by the ...

Stephanie Sy: Amna, ProPublica found that the rate of sepsis jumped by more than 50 percent in the two years since the Texas abortion ban went into effect. Sepsis is a life-threatening condition ...

Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that is caused by an excessive immune response to an infection, most commonly a bacterial infection. Sepsis can lead to multi-organ failure and death. TLR4 ...

A new interactive tool from AHRQ allows researchers, policymakers and others to explore trends in hospital care for sepsis, a life-threatening condition that is among the most expensive to treat in ...

Unfortunately, this also results in impairing air exchange and significant hypoxia or low blood levels of oxygen, and shortness of breath can result if enough of the alveoli are compromised. Any kind ...