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Wyoming doctor’s patents focus on ways to reduce pain

By JAKE GOODRICKMarch 6, 2021 GMT

GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — In his lifetime, Dr. John Mansell has witnessed firsthand the folly-filled progression of pain treatment...

Why the CDC warns antibiotic-resistant fungal infections are an urgent health threat

Cornelius (Neil) J. ClancyNovember 19, 2019 GMT

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New gene tests for germs quickly reveal source of infections

By MARILYNN MARCHIONEJune 12, 2019 GMT

Brian Jetter was on life support, a healthy 40-year-old suddenly battling pneumonia and sepsis, and a slew of tests had failed to find the cause...

Parents ask RI lawmakers for statewide sepsis protocols

April 4, 2019 GMT

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Parents of children who have died of sepsis in Rhode Island are asking the state to establish standard protocols for detecting the condition...

Maria’s death toll climbed long after rain stopped

By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN, ANA CAMPOY and OMAYA SOSASeptember 15, 2018 GMT

World Sepsis Day

Staff WriterSeptember 13, 2017 GMT

(Calhoun, Ga.) -- Wednesday, Sept. 13, is World Sepsis Day, which brings awareness to one of the most prevalent but misdiagnosed, deadly diseases...

Trinity teacher continues remarkable recovery after surviving sepsis

June 7, 2017 GMT

It has been more than five months since Robin Durila landed in the hospital with a near-fatal bout of sepsis."Every day I feel a little stronger. I feel I'm conquering things that two months ago I couldn't do, like lift my arms or hold my cellphone," said Durila, a vocational agriculture teacher at Trinity High School...

Study finds that speeding up sepsis care can save lives

By LAURAN NEERGAARDMay 21, 2017 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Minutes matter when it comes to treating sepsis, the killer condition that most Americans probably have never heard of, and new research shows it's time they learn...