Cases of sepsis recorded in Welsh hospitals are on the rise

Cases of sepsis recorded in Welsh hospitals are on the rise - Wales Online:

Recorded cases of the potentially deadly infection sepsis are on the rise in Welsh NHS hospitals, new figures have revealed. In 2016-17, hospitals recorded a combined 12,589 sepsis cases compared to 11,457 in 2014-15 – an increase of 10%.

Eight cancers could be diagnosed with a single blood test

Eight cancers could be diagnosed with a single blood test:

For many cancers, diagnosis is a long and challenging process. A new blood test, however, could offer a much-needed simpler and more effective diagnostic technique. Called CancerSEEK, it has the potential to identify eight cancer types from one blood sample.

Symptoms of Sepsis - Deadly 2018 Flu Season

Symptoms of Sepsis - Deadly 2018 Flu Season:

Why This Year's Flu Is Killing So Many Young, Healthy People

Knowing the warning signs can make all the difference.

What is sepsis?

“Sepsis is a physiological syndrome of inadequate blood flow to critical organs that happens as a result of severe infection,” says Keith W. Roach, M.D., internist at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center.

This life-threatening condition affects more than 1.5 million people in the U.S each year, where approximately 250,000 of those patients die from it, states the CDC. In most cases, there are four types of infections that can cause sepsis: gut, skin, kidney, and lungs.

Virginia doctor's possible cure could save millions from sepsis

Virginia doctor's possible cure could save millions from sepsis - NBC12 - WWBT - Richmond, VA News On Your Side:

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A doctor at Eastern Virginia Medical School says he may have stumbled upon a cure for sepsis - a common infection that kills more than 250,000 people in the U.S. annually and millions around the world.

The possible cure was discovered by Dr. Paul Marik "by accident as [he] was treating a patient who was dying of sepsis," according to EVMS Magazine.

The breakthrough? Marik combined Vitamin C with Hydrocortisone administered intravenously.

Repackaging Death as Life – The Third Path to Imposed Death

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A major transformation of traditional medical ethics is taking place. What was once unthinkable has become acceptable, and no one really knows why. In the last half of the 20th century a multi-million dollar social engineering and marketing project financed by foundations and directed by bioethics think tanks has normalized the withdrawal of ordinary care.

History -Let’s look to the first organized euthanasia movement in America which emerged in the 1930s and was known as the Euthanasia Society of America.  Its strategy was first to secure legalization of passive euthanasia as a way to prepare public opinion to accept active euthanasia, commonly known as physician assisted suicide.   But there were conflicts within the movement and by 1980 there came to be two distinct wings when the more militant branch split off.   The militants call themselves the Hemlock Society, Death with Dignity and Compassion and Choices.   This wing advocates for physician assisted suicide.  

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Sepsis Study Pits EHR Against Claims Data

Sepsis Study Pits EHR Against Claims Data | Medpage Today:

Is the incidence of sepsis stable or is it increasing?

Awareness campaigns and clinical education programs would suggest a rise in the potentially fatal condition, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) describes as a "complication caused by the body's overwhelming and life-threatening response to infection."