Steve Rice was a perfectly healthy 41-year-old when he started acting strangely in February 2020. Two days after sustaining a small cut on the bottom of his heel, the dad-of-two from Easley, South ...

An Upstate man is sharing his story to raise awareness about a deadly illness after a small wound on his foot lead to a staph infection, and ultimately, the amputation of his leg. In February 2020, ...

As a veteran high school teacher, Sherri Moody is used to getting a cold about once a year. So when she started feeling sick on a field trip with her students, it wasn’t a big deal. But within days, ...

Sepsis is not contagious, although some contagious infections can lead to sepsis. Some infections are more likely to result in sepsis, and certain people are at higher risk of developing it than ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients who underwent open arthrotomy for septic ankle arthritis had significantly higher odds of surgical site ...

A specific type of sugar in the body may restore the ability of cells to respond to infections after sepsis has compromised the immune system, according to a new study published in the journal Cell.

Septic shock is the most severe complication of sepsis, which is a reaction to an infection. A person with sepsis may go into septic shock, which can cause organ failure and other life threatening ...

Griffith University researchers may have unlocked the secret to treating sepsis, with a Phase II clinical trial in China ...