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• Hospitalization For Sepsis, Pneumonia May Increase Heart Disease Risk: Study

  August 21, 2017

  Martha Garcia

  Hospitalization from pneumonia or sepsis appears to increase the risk of heart disease, according to the findings of a new study.

• Rituxan Side Effects May Have Caused Sepsis In Infant: Study

  August 3, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  A case study links the side effects of Rituxan use during pregnancy to episodes of sepsis in a newborn whose immune system may have been compromised when the leukemia drug passed through the placenta.

• Pediatric Sepsis Treatment Study Reveals Gaps In Medical Care

  July 27, 2017

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds that many hospitals do not have protocols in place to quickly identify or treat pediatric sepsis syndrome, a leading cause of child death.

• Sepsis Infections a “Global Priority” WHO Declares

  July 7, 2017

  Martha Garcia

  WHO has set sepsis prevention and education as a global health priority, noting that many people worldwide are unfamiliar with the potentially deadly infections.

• Hernia Mesh Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Over Infected Ethicon Physiomesh

  June 26, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  A wrongful death lawsuit filed against Johnson & Johnson and it's Ethicon subsidiary, alleges that design defects associated with the Physiomesh hernia patch caused an infection, which ultimately led to fatal injuries.

• Invokana Urosepsis Lawsuit Alleges Urinary Tract Infection Caused by Diabetes Drug

  June 21, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  An Invokana lawsuit indicates that a California man suffered a case of urosepsis due to the side effects of the diabetes drug.

• Wrongful Death Lawsuit Claims Misdiagnosis Led To Fatal Urinary Tract Infection

  January 23, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  A failure to diagnose lawsuit blames a New Hampshire hospital and two doctors for not treating a woman with a urinary tract infection with antibiotics, resulting in septic shock and her eventual death.

• Atrium C-Qur Hernia Mesh “Folded Up”, Caused Infection, Lawsuit Alleges

  November 7, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  A recently filed lawsuit indicates that problems with Atrium C-Qur hernia mesh caused a woman to develop a severe infection and the need for multiple surgeries, after the mesh became bunched up in her abdomen and began poking out through the open wound.

• Sepsis Patients More Likely To Contract Hospital-Acquired Infections in ICU: Study

  April 4, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study reveals that patients with sepsis face a higher risk of hospital acquired infections in ICUs, and face a slightly higher risk of death.

• Sepsis Infection Risk Seen Following Routine Hospital Stays: Study

  June 16, 2015

  Martha Garcia

  Researchers say older adults face an increased risk of sepsis infections after being hospitalized.