New data suggest that rates of sepsis-related death around the world are much higher than researchers had expected. “We need renewed focus on sepsis prevention,” specialists advise. Share on Pinterest ...

Twice as many people as previously believed are dying of sepsis worldwide, according to a new study. A disproportionately high number of the deaths are children in poor areas. The study reveals 48.9 ...

Can an otherwise healthy young woman die from what starts out as something akin to a common cold? The answer is, shockingly, yes, when certain telltale signs of a more serious problem go undetected.

Sepsis is likely responsible for one in five deaths worldwide -- more than cancer -- each year, according to a new study. These “alarming” figures are more than double previous estimates. Sepsis also ...

WASHINGTON — A study funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is providing new data on the far-reaching impact that sepsis has on children nationwide. The study, published in JAMA ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services make SEP-1 sepsis care bundle a pay-for-performance measure. The inclusion of the Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Management Bundle (SEP-1) into Medicare's ...

A new Ottawa-led study shows that sepsis costs the provincial health care system $1 billion a year, underlining the importance of early identification and treatment of the life-threatening condition.