Health Jun 21

Dawn Nagel checks up on patient Scott Steffens, 67, at St. Joseph Hoag Health in Orange County, Calif., on April 27, 2017. Nagel informed Steffens he needs to treated for sepsis. (Heidi de Marco/KHN)
How nurses are fighting the war against sepsis

Hospitals are training a new breed of nurses who are devoted to caring for patients with sepsis, a life-threatening condition that occurs when the body’s attempt to fight an infection causes widespread inflammation.

Health Sep 16

The dirty, painful death of President James A. Garfield

Editor’s note: This post contains graphic content and may be disturbing to some readers. On Sep. 19, 1881, James Abram Garfield, the 20th president of the United States, died. His final weeks were an agonizing march towards oblivion that began…

Health Aug 23

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What parents and the public need to know about sepsis

Sepsis kills more than 250,000 people every year. People at highest risk are those with weakened immune systems, the very young and elderly, patients with chronic diseases such as diabetes, cancer or kidney disease and those with illnesses such as…