Sepsis is the leading cause of death from infection

Sepsis is the leading cause of death from infection

Here is something that may surprise you about sepsis, it is the leading cause of death from infection.  

Sepsis is more deadly than prostate cancer, breast cancer and AIDS combined, with approximately 1.5 million cases annually.  It's the number one cause of non-cardiac deaths in intensive care units, and the eleventh leading cause of death overall. 

According to the CDC, sepsis kills 250,000 Americans every year.  Yet many of us have never even heard of it. 

The value of late-in-life health care spending Study debunks notion that large chunks of Medicare go to futile end-of-life care.

The value of late-in-life health care spending

Study debunks notion that large chunks of Medicare go to futile end-of-life care.

Around 25 percent of Medicare spending in the U.S. occurs in the last year of people’s lives. This is sometimes discussed as a questionable use of resources: Is society throwing large amounts of medical treatment at some patients in a futile, if noble, effort to extend lives that are bound to end soon?  A new study co-authored by an MIT health care economist offers a resounding answer: No.

15 Signs You May Have a Blood Infection

When sepsis, a condition that results when infection enters the bloodstream, occurs the immune system is greatly compromised when the body attempts to put the proper defenses in place.  However, if existing health concerns are an issue (i.e., such as cancer, a recent surgery, AIDS, or immune deficiency due to advanced age) a blood infection can be life threatening.

That’s why it’s vital to recognize the top 15 signs of blood infection…

For Many Hospitals, ‘Do Not Resuscitate’ Is Open To Interpretation

For Many Hospitals, ‘Do Not Resuscitate’ Is Open To Interpretation

“DNR stands for ‘do not resuscitate,’” said Sara Rosenthal, the chair of the ethics committee at the University of Kentucky hospital. “DNR does not mean do not treat.”

An Epidemic of Septicemia? 2016 Article, But still an Epidemic

An Epidemic of Septicemia?

While prevention efforts have largely been focused on chronic disease, spurred in part by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) insistence that 86% of healthcare dollars are spent on patients with chronic illness, it turns out that the largest, fastest-growing and possibly most preventable diagnosis is arguably the most acute diagnosis of all: septicemia.

Sepsis is the third leading cause of death. Can a new blood test change that?

Sepsis is the third leading cause of death. Can a new blood test change that?

In his spare time, when he feels up to it, Ronnie Roberts walks through hospital parking lots slipping informational flyers onto every windshield. Roberts wants people to know the signs of sepsis, the body’s overwhelming response to a blood infection, which can lead to organ failure and even death. If he had known the signs and insisted that his fiancee was treated appropriately, he believes she’d still be alive. (And if I had known, my husband would be alive also!)

My Comment:There seems to be progress being made, but when the Hospital denies the patient life saving antibiotics, fluids and oxygen and only offers a Morphine drip, it's time to hold these Hospitals accountable for the deaths they're causing.

New drug approval should force the DEA to rethink cannabis-derived medicines

New drug approval should force the DEA to rethink cannabis-derived medicines
The Food and Drug Adminstration’s approval of Epidiolex, a medication derived from cannabis, could be life-changing for Americans suffering from certain types of epilepsy. It may also have far-reaching implications for U.S. marijuana policy.