Sepsis

Awareness Helps: Early Recognition & Treatment Can Reduce Mortality in Sepsis Cases

Sepsis is the leading cause of death worldwide. The Sepsis Alliance defines sepsis as “the body’s overwhelming and life-threatening response to infection that can lead to tissue damage, organ failure, and death. In other words, it’s your body’s overactive and toxic response to an infection.” The Global Sepsis Alliance explains that sepsis is a global …

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Diabetes and COVID-19: Diabetics are at Higher Risk for Coronavirus Infection Complications

“The problem people with diabetes face is primarily a problem of worse outcomes, not greater chance of contracting the virus,” states the American Diabetes Association (ADA). These worse outcomes are in the form of serious complications which people with diabetes are at a higher chance of experiencing. The ADA also shares that, “Your risk of …

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Awareness Helps: Early Recognition & Treatment Can Reduce Mortality in Sepsis Cases

Sepsis is the leading cause of death worldwide. The Sepsis Alliance defines sepsis as “the body’s overwhelming and life-threatening response to infection that can lead to tissue damage, organ failure, and death. In other words, it’s your body’s overactive and toxic response to an infection.” The Global Sepsis Alliance explains that sepsis is a global …

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Today is World Sepsis Day Awareness Helps: Early Recognition & Treatment Can Reduce Mortality

World Sepsis Day has been recognized every September 13 since 2012. It was developed by the Global Sepsis Alliance to raise awareness about sepsis, which is the leading cause of death worldwide. The Sepsis Alliance defines sepsis as “the body’s overwhelming and life-threatening response to infection that can lead to tissue damage, organ failure, and …

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