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• Premature and Low Birth Weight Infants Face Increased Sepsis Risk: Study

  November 1, 2023

  Katherine McDaniel

  A new study links very low birth weight and premature birth to an increased risk of potentially deadly sepsis infections among infants.

• FDA Warns Against Giving Probiotics to Preterm Infants After Infection Death

  October 3, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  The FDA is warning against the use of infant probiotics for preterm babies, due to the risk of potentially deadly infections.

• CDC Issues New Guidelines to Combat Hospitals Sepsis Risks

  August 25, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  The CDC has released new standards for hospital sepsis prevention programs in order to prevent numerous preventable hospital deaths each year.

• Diagnostic Errors Linked to Nearly 800,000 U.S. Deaths or Permanent Disabilities Each Year: Study

  July 25, 2023

  Stephanie Yanovich

  A new study warns that medical diagnostic errors are a leading cause of severe disability and death in the U.S., linked to more than 800,000 cases of death and disability every year.

• Drug Resistant Fungal Pathogen Linked to High Hospital Death Rates: CDC Report

  June 14, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  A CDC study warns of the increasing spread of C. auris infections throughout the U.S. healthcare system, which is often treatment-resistant and lethal.

• Preterm Infants Given Probiotics Face Decreased Risk of Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Study Finds

  June 8, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study finds the use of probiotics in NICUs appears to be linked to a decrease in necrotizing enterocolitis risks.

• Diabetes Patients Face Worse Outcomes from Stevens-Johnson Syndrome: Study

  June 7, 2023

  Stephanie Yanovich

  The findings of a new study indicate those with diabetes face a higher risk of sepsis, death and other risks from Stevens-Johnson Syndrome.

• Eye Infection from EzriCare Artificial Tears Resulted in ICU Treatment, Sepsis: Lawsuit

  May 31, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  An EzriCare Artificial Tears lawsuit blames the recalled eye drops for a woman's hospitalization from sepsis caused by bacterial contamination.

• Zithromax May Save Mothers from Sepsis During Delivery, But Not Their Children: Study

  April 13, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  A new study reveals that while Zithromax and similar antibiotics can reduce the risks of sepsis and death in expecting mothers, it does not appear to provide the same benefits to their newborn infants.

• Gardasil Cervical Cancer Lawsuit Claims Merck Falsely Represented HPV Vaccine’s Effectiveness

  April 5, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A Gardasil cervical cancer lawsuit claims Merck's false advertising of the HPV vaccine's safety and effectiveness led to her cancer and eventually left her sterile.