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Sepsis

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Mothers who have epidurals in childbirth have 35 per cent lower risk of potentially life-threatening complications, study finds

Mothers who have epidurals in childbirth have 35 per cent lower risk of potentially life-threatening complications, study finds

Epidurals can reduce the risk of serious complications for mothers during childbirth,…
Epidurals can reduce risk of serious childbirth-related complications such as sepsis and heart attacks by more than a third, study shows

Epidurals can reduce risk of serious childbirth-related complications such as sepsis and heart attacks by more than a third, study shows

Epidurals can reduce the risk of serious childbirth-related complications for mothers by…
The little-known warning signs to help you spot sepsis immediately - as doctors warn speed is essential to treatment

The little-known warning signs to help you spot sepsis immediately – as doctors warn speed is essential to treatment

People have been urged to learn the signs of sepsis after an…
Five year-old Maryland boy dies from the FLU after infection sparked deadly sepsis

Five year-old Maryland boy dies from the FLU after infection sparked deadly sepsis

A Maryland mother who lost her son to sepsis is now fighting…
Four pregnant women hit by listeria in VEGAN cheese... causing premature births and one case of brain damage

Four pregnant women hit by listeria in VEGAN cheese… causing premature births and one case of brain damage

At least six pregnant women contracted a deadly infection after eating vegan…
Vaccine that can stop UTIs for NINE years - in drug that could prove a saviour for up to 1.7 million Britons

Vaccine that can stop UTIs for NINE years – in drug that could prove a saviour for up to 1.7 million Britons

Patients suffering persistent bladder infections could soon receive a vaccine that banishes…
The cash-strapped Americans who've been forced to take their PET'S antibiotics because they're cheaper - including man who takes penicillin prescribed for his FISH

The cash-strapped Americans who've been forced to take their PET'S antibiotics because they're cheaper – including man who takes penicillin prescribed for his FISH

Doctors have warned that Americans are risking organ damage and even death…
The heartbreaking egg-freezing scandals that show how vulnerable IVF and fertility treatments are to error

The heartbreaking egg-freezing scandals that show how vulnerable IVF and fertility treatments are to error

Two heartbreaking egg-freezing scandals that might have robbed women of ever becoming…
Chloe got three more years with her family thanks to a heart transplant from Alex. Now, after her tragic death, their mothers have found solace in their extraordinary bond...

Chloe got three more years with her family thanks to a heart transplant from Alex. Now, after her tragic death, their mothers have found solace in their extraordinary bond…

From the moment we met and gave each other a hug it…
Beauden, 3, scraped his knee..days later both limbs were amputated: Doctors warn of a sepsis crisis that's killing one American every 90 seconds - and hospitals are missing it

Beauden, 3, scraped his knee..days later both limbs were amputated: Doctors warn of a sepsis crisis that's killing one American every 90 seconds – and hospitals are missing it

The toddler who fell of his bike and scraped his knee. The…
NHS 'cover-up culture' exposed: Ombudsman warns scandal-stricken hospitals are concealing evidence of poor care

NHS 'cover-up culture' exposed: Ombudsman warns scandal-stricken hospitals are concealing evidence of poor care

Hospitals are concealing evidence when patients are harmed, claims the outgoing NHS ombudsman.…
California woman, 23, almost has foot amputated after tiny cut on toe turned into flesh-rotting disease

California woman, 23, almost has foot amputated after tiny cut on toe turned into flesh-rotting disease

A tiny cut from running on this young woman’s toe almost cost…
Man left in coma on life support after an ingrown HAIR on his groin turned into deadly sepsis

Man left in coma on life support after an ingrown HAIR on his groin turned into deadly sepsis

A man who developed a deadly blood infection was left in a…
West Virginia boy, 16, has both hands and feet AMPUTATED after a tickly throat led to sepsis and 'mummified' his limbs

West Virginia boy, 16, has both hands and feet AMPUTATED after a tickly throat led to sepsis and 'mummified' his limbs

A teenage boy had to have his hands and feet amputated after…
Teacher, 51, has her feet and hands amputated after a SORE THROAT led to sepsis: 'Her limbs were black and mummified'

Teacher, 51, has her feet and hands amputated after a SORE THROAT led to sepsis: 'Her limbs were black and mummified'

A high school teacher had to have her hands and feet amputated…
I drank up to two litres of Monster a day - I'll never touch an energy drink again after terrifying health scare

I drank up to two litres of Monster a day – I'll never touch an energy drink again after terrifying health scare

A father who drank up to two litres of Monster energy drink…
I thought I was menopausal but it turned out to be 'terminal' womb cancer. Now I've beaten the disease

I thought I was menopausal but it turned out to be 'terminal' womb cancer. Now I've beaten the disease

A woman was diagnosed with terminal cancer after assuming her symptoms were…
DR ELLIE CANNON: Could my 24-hour 'flu' bout really have been a mini-stroke?

DR ELLIE CANNON: Could my 24-hour 'flu' bout really have been a mini-stroke?

Q: A few weeks ago I felt like I had flu coming…
My boy would still be alive now if 'Martha's Rule' was in place: Father of disabled 30-year-old who slowly suffocated from build-up of fluid in his lungs reveals doctors dismissed his desperate pleas for a second opinion

My boy would still be alive now if 'Martha's Rule' was in place: Father of disabled 30-year-old who slowly suffocated from build-up of fluid in his lungs reveals doctors dismissed his desperate pleas for a second opinion

A heartbroken father claims Martha’s Rule, which grants hospital patients’ relatives the…
A doctor told Gina her fever was just a virus... a week later she was dead. Amid a worrying rise in sepsis deaths, one heartbroken sister pleads for wider awareness of the hidden killer

A doctor told Gina her fever was just a virus… a week later she was dead. Amid a worrying rise in sepsis deaths, one heartbroken sister pleads for wider awareness of the hidden killer

Britain’s worrying rise in deaths from sepsis may be due to some…