At home while arranging care: Keep the patient comfortable, encourage fluid intake (unless contraindicated), avoid sedatives, ...

Skin damaged by burns is vulnerable to external infections. If an infection at the burn site leads to sepsis, it can be life-threatening due to severe organ failure, so rapid diagnosis and treatment ...

AI is most effective when paired with human judgment, integrated into workflows and measured not in algorithms but in lives ...

WHEN his back began to play up, Roy Mugera assumed the pain was due to the physical demands of his job at the pub where he ...

Every emergency medicine physician has a case that lingers long after the shift ends — the patient who appeared stable, said they felt “a little better,” but ultimately wasn’t OK.We carry those cases ...

The 37-year-old, from Bristol, has since survived the life-threatening condition six times, each caused by a urinary tract ...

Sepsis ranks among the deadliest illnesses a child can face. It’s an infection that spirals out of control, causing organ ...

A physician with ThedaCare is shining the spotlight on sepsis and the role early recognition may play in keeping people healthy and safe. Sepsis is the body’s overwhelming reaction to an existing ...

Introduction: Sepsis involves a dysregulated host response to infection and is frequently complicated by coagulopathy, contributing to organ dysfunction and mortality. Early detection of coagulation ...

Eleanor Holmes Norton, a non-voting delegate representing the District of Columbia, has the “early stages of dementia,” according to a police report detailing how scammers took advantage of the oldest ...

Not all concussions are created equal. A new study has revealed nine early warning signs that a mild head injury might linger longer than expected, and why spotting them within hours could change ...