Enlarge (credit: Bo Mertz) Treating patients effectively involves a combination of training and experience. That’s one of the reasons that people have been excited about the prospects of using AI in medicine: it’s possible to train algorithms using the experience of thousands of doctors, giving them more information than any single human could accumulate. This […]
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Sepsis shock: Duncan Bannatyne’s daughter cheats death after symptoms mistake
SEPSIS symptoms can be mistaken for less serious health conditions, as the daughter of Dragon’s Den star Duncan Bannatyne found out. Abi’s life was put at risk after she mistakenly thought the condition was just a hangover. She appeared on This Morning to raise awareness over the deadly illness.
Do YOU know symptoms of deadly sepsis? Drive to spot signs of silent killer steps up
SEPSIS, also known as septicaemia or blood poisoning can be a fatal condition and knowing the symptoms can be crucial to saving lives. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Do YOU know symptoms of deadly sepsis? Drive to spot signs of silent killer steps up
Thousands of nurses, care home staff and pharmacists are to be urged to look out for symptoms of sepsis, Jeremy Hunt has announced. As part of a plan to step up action against the deadly infection, the Health Secretary said staff will work to a clear definition of what adult sepsis looks like so that […]
Sepsis treatment: New blood test could bring diagnosis forward a ‘crucial’ 16 hours
SEPSIS – also called blood poisoning and septicaemia – could be diagnosed much more quickly by using a blood sample, rather than spending hours monitoring vital signs and key symptoms. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Do you know symptoms of SEPSIS? Simple test could DETECT deadly blood poisoning
SEPSIS is a life-threatening condition which can be triggered by an infection or an injury – sending the body’s immune system into overdrive as it tries to fight it. This can cause organs to shut down. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Why time is of the essence in treating sepsis — a growing killer in Canada
Doctors and patient groups are urging the medical community to pay more attention to recognizing and preventing sepsis, a life-threatening condition with a high mortality rate. CBC | Health News
Holly Willoughby in tears on This Morning during interview on Sepsis baby death
The 36-year-old presenter apologised to viewers after she started crying on the ITV breakfast show during the heart-rending segment. Sepsis campaigner Melissa Mead, whose son William died from the condition 2014, was on This Morning to share her story and raise awareness. It was clear that mother-of-three Holly was deeply moved by the story and […]
Sepsis figures branded ‘SHOCKING’: Do YOU know the symptoms of killer condition?
SEPSIS – or blood poisoning – is the action to an infection where the body attacks its own organs and tissues. Experts have revealed more people suffer with the condition each year than previously believed. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Soaring sepsis figures branded 'SHOCKING’: Do YOU know the symptoms of killer condition?
If it is not identified and treated quickly, sepsis can lead to organ failure and death and leaves thousands of survivors with life-changing disabilities. York Health Economics Consortium suggests 260,000 Britons develop the condition every year – 110,000 more people than previously believed. The condition results in 44,000 deaths every year in the UK, but […]