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Trends and Disparities in Sepsis Mortality
The following is a summary of “Demographic and regional trends of sepsis mortality in the United States, 1999–2022,” published in the April 2025 issue of BMC Infectious Diseases by Morrissey et al. Re ...
Dad’s ‘pink eye’ turned out to be killer infection that left him looking like ‘Sloth from The Goonies
A DAD’S ‘pink eye’ turned out to be a killer infection that left him looking like Sloth from The Goonies. Jordan Niles woke ...
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What is Sepsis? The condition that's sent NJ Congressman Norcross to intensive care
Doctors treating New Jersey Congressman Donald Norcross said his condition has worsened. The 66-year-old is in intensive care ...
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'My cheap home tattoo is so infected, I'm worried they might have to cut my leg off'
Not only was Samantha Lowen two-and-a-half-hour floral tattoo ordeal agonisingly painful, but it then started weeping pus and ...
'My cheap home tattoo became so badly infected I thought my leg would need amputating'
Not only was Samantha Lowen two-and-a-half-hour floral tattoo ordeal agonisingly painful, but it then started weeping pus and ink ...
Woman issues warning against home tattoos after 'fearing her leg would need amputating' due to infection
Samantha Lowen is urging people to avoid at-home tattoos by unverified artists after she contracted a serious infection after ...
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A rural Louisiana hospital works to improve early sepsis detection
Our Lady of the Lake Ascension has recently implemented the only FDA-cleared sepsis test, IntelliSep, which can detect sepsis ...
Invasive strep throat strain has more than doubled in US, reports CDC
The CDC marked a major uptick in group A strep cases in 10 U.S. states from 2013 to 2022. Here's what to know about risk of ...