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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 is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. It can affect anyone, and is notoriously difficult to diagnose in the early stages, and to treat once it becomes life-threatening ...

Sepsis moves fast. A patient can arrive at hospital with what appears to be a routine infection and, within hours, develop organ failure. Survival often depends on how quickly treatment begins. Across ...

There are an estimated 245,000 cases of life-threatening sepsis in the UK every year, and it claims more lives than breast, bowel and prostate cancer combined. But the condition is notoriously ...