Virtual Post-Sepsis Recovery Program May Also Help Recovering COVID-19 Patients
A virtual recovery program for sepsis patients that may also help post-COVID-19 patients and survivors of other serious illnesses.
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FDA Clears T2Bacteria Panel for Sepsis Diagnosis
The FDA has granted market clearance for the T2Bacteria Panel, which can identify pathogens associated with sepsis within hours, according to manufacturer T2 Biosystems.
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Country Music Artist Joe Nichols Raising Awareness of IPF
Country music artist Joe Nichols is partnering with Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals to raise awareness of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Climate Change Projected to Make Late 21st Century America Dustier
A study published in the journal Scientific Reports estimates the future prevalence of...
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Delays in Sepsis Treatment at Overcrowded ERs
Sepsis patients who presented to a crowded ER rather than an empty ER waited an extra 47 minutes for antibiotics and were three times less likely to start antibiotics within the recommended three-hour initiation window.
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Implications of Prevalent Noncardiac Disease in the Cardiac ICU
Medscape reports that patients in the cardiac ICU are often suffering from serious comorbidities. ...
Read MoreWhy Are the Measles Coming Back?
A writer for Popular Science breaks down the science and history behind the measles vaccine. You probably assume that if you got the measles shot as a kid (it’s now combined with mumps, rubella, and sometimes varicella to make...
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Physician Reports New Simple Treatment for Sepsis
According to an article in the Daily Press, physician Paul Marik believes he’s found a better way to treat sepsis with a combination therapy of vitamins C, B and corticosteroids.
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Why P. aeruginosa Is So Difficult to Kill
University of Maryland researchers explain how P. aeruginosa, which is a major cause of hospital-acquired infections, persists in a variety of different environments.
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President George H.W. Bush Hospitalized for Pneumonia
Politico.com is reporting that former President George H.W. Bush has been hospitalized in Houston with “a mild case of pneumonia,” but is in “very good spirits.”
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DEX Doesn’t Reduce Mortality in Ventilated Sepsis Patients
Sedation with dexmedetomidine was not associated with reduced mortality or ventilator-free days in...
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Norepinephrine Shortage Led to Greater Sepsis Mortality
Patients with septic shock admitted to hospitals affected by the 2011 shortage of the drug norepinephrine had a higher risk of in-hospital death, according to a study published online by JAMA.
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This Biomarker Can Predict Sepsis Mortality
A molecule called methylthioadenosine or MTA can predict which patients are most likely to die from sepsis, according to research published in Science Advances.
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FDA Expands Use of Procalcitonin Test to Help Guide ABX Use
The FDA has okayed the Vidas Brahms procalcitonin (PCT) test for the assessment of antibiotics in...
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FDA Expands Test for Managing Antibiotic Treatment for LRTI, Sepsis
The FDA has cleared the expanded use of the Vidas Brahms PCT Assay to help manage antibiotic treatment in patients with lower respiratory tract infections or sepsis.
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