7+ hour, 57+ min ago   (151+ words) Star Local Media The figure showcases the broth”used to monitor red blood cell depletion in whole blood spiked with one colony-forming-unit of E coli bacteria, each incubated at different orbital shaking speeds left to right: 0 RPM,…...

10+ hour, 44+ min ago   (699+ words) One Black expert says trust, representation and practical support could help more Black patients see clinical trials as an option. For generations, medical research has asked Black communities to trust a system that has not always earned it. Today, Dr....

8+ hour, 28+ min ago   (74+ words) The Times Air pollution texts to warn people with asthma of dangerous days The free service will send an alert when high or very high air pollution is forecast, so anyone with heart and lung conditions can be prepared £1 for…...

12+ hour, 6+ min ago   (1274+ words) The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), eight other professional societies, and a patient advocacy group yesterday released a position paper aimed at improving sepsis outcomes in US hospitals. Sepsis occurs when the immune system overreacts to an infection, setting…...

13+ hour, 20+ min ago   (649+ words) Mirage News Sepsis, a life-threatening condition that stems from the body trying to fight off an infection, plagues over 1.5 million patients a year in the U.S. alone, with one in three deaths recorded in the hospital attributed in part to sepsis....

12+ hour, 45+ min ago   (337+ words) Credit: Provided by Pak Kin Wong “This is not like a COVID test, where we are checking to see a specific virus is present in a patient’s system,” Wong explained. “Many different bacteria can cause sepsis, and they may respond…...

13+ hour, 46+ min ago   (948+ words) A US inpatient nephrology unit was able to reduce hospital-acquired Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infections by 90% after implementing nurse-driven protocols, reports MedPage Today. Between January and April 2023, Detroit’s Henry Ford Hospital nephrology unit recorded a hospital-onset C. diff infection (HO-CDI) rate…...

15+ hour, 10+ min ago   (400+ words) A study of more than 2,000 people in the United States and China finds that the line between medical and non-medical traits, which underpins the rules on embryo testing in most countries, does not match the preferences of the public. That…...

17+ hour, 55+ min ago   (394+ words) St. Mary’s Health System in Lewiston has launched a wearable safety system designed to give employees a fast, discreet way to call for help in emergency situations. The Canopy Protect system went live on Aug. 19 across St. Mary’s locations in…...

17+ hour, 6+ min ago   (730+ words) Exactly How I Feel Wednesday, 26 August 2026 15:23 A woman who survived life‑threatening sepsis in 2024 has been named a finalist in the Mind Over Miles category at the 2026 JustGiving Awards. Skye Owen, 25, completed an extraordinary 630‑mile walk along the South West…...