The Lancet

Campaigning to improve sepsis recognition and outcomes

Sepsis accounts for around a third of global deaths, with an estimated 166 million cases and 21·4 million all-cause sepsis-related deaths according to a recent study from the Global Sepsis ...

First-of-its-Kind Health Economic Analysis Shows Early Use of Fast Diagnostics in Sepsis Care Could Save Thousands of Lives and Reduce Health System Costs Across G7 Countries

Fast diagnostics could prevent 36,200 deaths and 84,400 sepsis cases annually in the United States, modelled analysis shows SALT LAKE CITY, April 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- bioMérieux, a world leader in ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

Sepsis and Septic Shock

The Sepsis-1, Sepsis-2, and Sepsis-3 definitions are for adult sepsis. The IPCC (International Pediatric Sepsis Consensus Conference) and Phoenix definitions are for pediatric sepsis. ARDS denotes ...
New Scientist

A whole new way to prevent death from sepsis shows promise

People with severe sepsis could one day be treated by having their blood filtered to remove a crucial protein that seems to ...

WHO-recommended antibiotics cover only 1 in 4 neonatal sepsis infections in low- and middle-income countries

A major multi-country study has found that WHO-recommended first-line antibiotics for neonatal sepsis are likely to be ...
phillyvoice.com

Understanding sepsis: Causes, symptoms, and diagnosis

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 ...
Medscape

Balanced Crystalloids Show Superior Outcomes in Sepsis and Septic Shock Fluid Resuscitation: Meta-analysis

A network meta-analysis of randomized trials found that balanced crystalloids reduced 90-day mortality more than low-molecular-weight hydroxyethyl starch and saline in patients with sepsis or septic ...
Becker's Hospital Review

How Novant cut sepsis mortality in half — and why it’s calling for policy change

Novant Health has achieved a more than 50% reduction in sepsis mortality across its hospitals since 2021, following coordinated efforts to improve early identification and treatment. The Winston-Salem ...
Medical News Today

Sepsis: What you need to know

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 ...
UPI

Study: Half of patients with sepsis die within 2 years

Half of people who develop blood poisoning, otherwise known as sepsis, are dead within a couple of years, a new study finds. A little more than 50% of patients admitted to an ER with sepsis died ...

First-of-its-Kind Health Economic Analysis Shows Early Use of Fast Diagnostics in Sepsis Care Could Save Thousands of Lives in Canada and Reduce Health System Costs Across G7 ...

SAINT-LAURENT, Quebec, April 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- bioMérieux, a world leader in in vitro diagnostics, announces the publication of a multi-country health economic analysis assessing the impact ...