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Madonna shares how she contracted sepis, says "couldn't get out of bed"
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Madonna shared more details about her 2023 hospitalisation while she was on tour, reported People.
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Sakra Doctors Successfully Treats Complex Preterm Case of Rare Congenital
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 25: The infant girl was of only 20 days in critical stage with difficulty in breathing and unable to take her feeds, when she was brought to Sakra World Hospital, Bengaluru. She weighed 1.76kg with signs of a serious infection (sepsis) with a swollen bell
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New study explains how antidepressants can protect against infections, sep
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Antidepressants, such as Prozac, are routinely used to treat mental health issues, but recent research reveals they may also protect against major infections and life-threatening sepsis. Scientists at the Salk Institute have now discovered how medications regulate the immune system and prote
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3rd International Meeting on Innovation & Sepsis kicks off in Dubai
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The third International Conference on Innovation and Sepsis, "TECNO SEPSIS 2024," commenced today, marking the beginning of a two-day event in Dubai under the auspices of Prime Healthcare Group.
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Study finds Antibiotics for common childhood infections no longer effectiv
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The study discovered that one antibiotic in particular, ceftriaxone, was likely to be helpful in treating only one out of every three instances of infant sepsis or meningitis. Ceftriaxone is also frequently used in Australia to treat a variety of paediatric diseases, including pneumonia and
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Black children 2.5 times more likely to die of sepsis: Study
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
According to research presented at the 2023 AAP National Conference & Exhibition at the Walter E. Washington Convention Centre, a retrospective analysis of paediatric sepsis deaths at a large hospital in Arkansas found that Black children in the hospital were 2.5 times more likely to die
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Premature neonates in neonatal care units are at risk of developing deadly
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Premature neonates in neonatal care units are extremely sensitive to potentially lethal infections. To help keep these babies safe, the risk of infection must be maintained to a minimum.
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Premature babies in neonatal care units are susceptible to fatal illnesses
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Premature babies in neonatal care units are very sensitive and susceptible to potentially fatal illnesses. To help keep these babies safe, the danger of infection must be kept as low as possible. A particular problem is late-onset sepsis which starts from three days after birth, when bacter
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Study finds unacknowledged role of viral infections in sepsis
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
According to a recent study led by scientists at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, SARS-CoV-2 accounted for 1 in 6 occurrences of sepsis over the first 33 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the importance of viral sepsis.
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Researchers shed light on underrecognized contribution of viral pathogens
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
During the first 33 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, SARS-CoV-2 accounted for 1 in 6 episodes of sepsis, underscoring the significance of viral sepsis, according to a recent study headed by experts at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute. The conclusion of Sepsis Awareness Month and th
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Maharashtra: 179 children died in civil hospital at Nandurbar in last thre
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
179 children have died in civil hospital in the last three months at Nandurbar in Maharashtra.
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Sepsis accounts for 1 in five deaths globally: WHO chief
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
“Sepsis accounts for nearly one in five deaths globally, and 85 per cent of Sepsis cases and deaths are in low and middle-income countries,” said Tedros in a short video message.
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