Sepsis

In this undated photo provided by the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, wildlife care specialists Debbie Dention, left, and Lara Jones watch as a penguin named Lucas tests custom orthopedic footwear at the San Diego Zoo. A member of the San Diego Zoo's African penguin colony has been fitted with orthopedic footwear to help it deal with a degenerative foot condition. The San Diego Wildlife Alliance says the 4-year-old penguin named Lucas has lesions on his feet due to a chronic condition known as bumblefoot. (Ken Bohn/San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance via AP)

San Diego Zoo penguin fitted with orthopedic footwear

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A member of the San Diego Zoo’s African penguin colony has been fitted with orthopedic footwear to help it deal with a degenerative foot condition.

Dr. John Mansell poses for a portrait in his Gillette, Wyo., office on Tuesday, Feb 23, 2021. Mansell, 59, has a slew of medical patents, some of which are designed treatments in an attempt to further advance the study of pain. (Mike Moore/Gillette News Record via AP)

Wyoming doctor’s patents focus on ways to reduce pain

In this March 15, 2019 photo, Brian Jetter poses for a portrait in La Jolla, Calif. In 2018 at 40, he was suddenly battling pneumonia and sepsis, and a slew of tests had failed to find the cause. But a high-tech genetic test was used to search his blood for bits of non-human genetic material from viruses, fungi and the like. It detected unusual bacteria that probably got into the Connecticut man's lungs when he choked and accidentally inhaled bits of a burger weeks earlier. (AP Photo/Marilynn Marchione)

New gene tests for germs quickly reveal source of infections

FILE - In this May 16, 2018 file photo, deteriorated U.S. and Puerto Rico flags fly on a roof eight months after the passing of Hurricane Maria in the Barrio Jacana Piedra Blanca area of Yabucoa, a town where power was knocked out by the storm. Though President Donald Trump continued one year after the storm to assert that his administration's efforts in Puerto Rico were "incredibly successful," both the local and federal governments have been heavily criticized for inadequate planning and post-storm response. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti, File)

Maria’s death toll climbed long after rain stopped

Three doctors charged in death of pregnant woman in Poland

Prosecutors in southern Poland say they have charged three doctors in relation to the death in hospital of a pregnant woman.

3 convicted of neglect resulting in death of 8-year-old girl

FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia man and two women have been convicted of neglect resulting in the death of an 8-year-old girl.

N. Carolina couple jailed for child abuse, attempted murder

SALISBURY, N.C. (AP) — Police have arrested a North Carolina couple on multiple charges, including attempted murder and felony child abuse, after their adopted son was hospitalized for a series of health issues.

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

Cornelius (Neil) J. Clancy, University of Pittsburgh

Parents ask RI lawmakers for statewide sepsis protocols

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.

World Sepsis Day

(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

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.

Study finds that speeding up sepsis care can save lives

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.