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 ...

Cytovale has developed a FDA-cleared, rapid diagnostic tool for sepsis, and it just raised $100 million to roll it out to hospital systems across the country. Every year, over 1.7 million Americans will experience sepsis, which occurs when the immune ...

Virginia Beach mother Audrey Wiggins shares her harrowing sepsis survival story to raise awareness after NASCAR star Kyle Busch's death from the condition.

Consider sepsis an invisible threat. It kills about 350,000 Americans a year and may cause nearly one-fifth of deaths globally. But you won't find it on any "leading causes of death" lists.

The tragic death of a 41-year-old NASCAR champion from pneumonia and sepsis is a reminder that the conditions can strike at any age and progress quickly.

Prior to February 2024, limited therapeutics were available to treat sepsis, a life threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. Now, a new, commercially viable method of treatment is available to thousands of children ...