"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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The 30-day mortality benefit of sepsis antibiotic treatment within 3 hours was larger in some patient ...

A toxin secreted by Vibrio vulnificus, a Gram-negative bacterium associated with sepsis, may prevent the growth of cancerous tumors, according to a new study by scientists at Northwestern Medicine in ...

The relationship between inflammation and cancer represents one of the central paradoxes in modern tumor immunology. On one hand, chronic inflammation is a ...

Dealing with an infection isn't as straightforward as simply killing the pathogen. The body also needs to carefully steer and ...

Marked by a dysfunctional immune response to infection that leads to organ damage, sepsis has been the focus of immune-modulating research. In a randomized trial, adding precision immunotherapy to ...

Queensland scientists have cracked the secret to treating deadly advanced sepsis — the holy grail of medical research across ...

Sepsis is a dangerous infection that can affect anyone. If not treated quickly, it can result in serious illness and even death. Keystone Infectious Disease’s Medical Director, Dr. Raghavendra ...

Nephrostomy tube placement, a common procedure for malignant urinary obstruction, carries a notable risk of infection and death in oncology patients. A recent retrospective cohort study has ...

Most people do not know how deadly sepsis is, with four out offive wrongly believing the condition is less deadly than breast cancer, according to the latest research. A survey by Negligence Claimline ...

Sepsis incidence and mortality varied considerably by age. Sepsis incidence rates peaked in cancer patients aged 85 years and older, while the lowest rates were observed in cancer patients aged 25–29 ...

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 ...