Your immune system protects you by fighting off invaders such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi. However, it’s possible for your immune system to overreact in a way that’s harmful to your body. This overreaction is known as sepsis, a life-threatening ...

Sepsis happens when the immune system responds dramatically to an infection. Symptoms include a high fever, a rapid heart rate, breathing difficulty, and confusion. Urgent medical attention is necessary to prevent life threatening complications. It is ...

Of all the life-threatening conditions hospitals battle on a daily basis, sepsis is a particularly fickle beast. Despite the difficulties associated with diagnosing this complication, healthcare provider organizations offered the following seven tips and ...

"Real Housewives of Orange County" star Vicki Gunvalson, 62, is sharing her recent health scare after she was hospitalized with sepsis, a potentially deadly disease that results from the body’s response to an infection. "This entire health scare came ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is a major unrecognized cause of deadly sepsis among people with HIV in Africa, a sweeping new study reveals. Beginning treatment for TB immediately – even before sepsis patients are diagnosed with TB – could save countless lives, the ...

Both the diagnosis and management of infectious diseases in hospitalized patients remain prominent clinical challenges and are associated with a substantial financial burden for healthcare systems. This is particularly true in the case of sepsis and septic ...