When Broadway star Billy Porter, 56, went to the hospital last September for kidney stone pain, he found himself trapped in a nightmare-one that should be a wake-up call to us all. "I was dead for ...

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 ...

“Sepsis is more deadly than heart attack and stroke combined — in fact it’s the deadliest, costliest, and arguably most complex condition facing hospitals today.” IntelliSep was cleared by the FDA in ...

The sepsis definition describes three elements: infection, the host response and life-threatening organ dysfunction. Diagnosis is made based on myriad signs and symptoms, and although infection ...

Bacteria Gram positive in sputum gram stain.red background. Both sepsis and bacteremia involve bacteria in the bloodstream. Bacteremia generally is not a serious condition, but sepsis can be ...

Sepsis is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. It can affect anyone, and is notoriously difficult to diagnose in the early stages, and to treat once it becomes life-threatening ...

Tony award-winner Billy Porter is opening up about the horrific health struggles he faced amid his battle with sepsis late ...

Pose star Billy Porter has revealed the horrific details of his sepsis diagnosis last year, explaining that he was “dead for ...

Billy Porter is reflecting on a terrifying medical emergency that nearly cost him his life and abruptly pulled him away from the Broadway stage. Video The Emmy-winning actor recently shared […] ...

In the years since the Supreme Court overturned the right to abortion and since Texas instituted one of the country’s strictest abortion bans, the state has seen an increased rate of sepsis among ...