Kyle Busch’s family says the NASCAR superstar died after severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis, a dangerous condition that many people do not understand.

This data debuts as 1.7 million adults in the US are diagnosed with sepsis each year.

The obesity paradox suggests that individuals with obesity may have a survival advantage against specific critical illnesses, including sepsis. However, whether this paradox occurs at younger ages ...

Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction syndrome caused by dysregulated host responses to infection. Not only does sepsis pose a serious hazard to human health, but it also imposes a ...

The Sepsis-1, Sepsis-2, and Sepsis-3 definitions are for adult sepsis. The IPCC (International Pediatric Sepsis Consensus Conference) and Phoenix definitions are for pediatric sepsis. ARDS denotes ...

An international team of experts recently came together to update sepsis care guidelines for adults for the first time since 2021. The updates have profound implications for the management of sepsis, ...

AMSTERDAM — At the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress 2025, respiratory experts debated whether to consider viral sepsis a distinct clinical threat that demands specific recognition or a ...

Sepsis can lead to hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar levels. This may occur due to the shock that sepsis can place on the body. When it occurs, it can result in a poor prognosis and higher risk to the ...

Bacteria Gram positive in sputum gram stain.red background. Both sepsis and bacteremia involve bacteria in the bloodstream. Bacteremia generally is not a serious condition, but sepsis can be ...