Preeclampsia, excessive bleeding, blood clots and cardiac conditions are some of the most common health problems that contribute to maternal mortality rates in the U.S. However, other risks are not ...

Diane Keaton's pneumonia death highlights how bacterial and viral lung infections can be life-threatening, especially for ...

While it wasn't clear whether Keaton had any underlying conditions, doctors say "perfectly healthy" people can die from ...

Christina Hornyak’s life was on the line, but she didn’t realize it. Weeks after she was diagnosed with a urinary tract ...

Sepsis is the body’s extreme reaction to an infection, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Bacterial infections are the most common cause of sepsis, according to the CDC ...

Sepsis is an illness that affects nearly 50 million people worldwide each year, with around 11 million deaths attributed to the condition. In the United States, at least 1.7 million adults in the US ...

Chris Davenport lost her hands and feet to a deadly condition, but now helps others understand the warning signs of sepsis ...

A woman has said she was left "traumatised" after having to wait in a hospital corridor for more than nine hours before being ...

Sepsis remains one of the leading causes of mortality in hospitalized patients worldwide, and innovative therapeutic ...

A young woman’s family are ‘haunted’ by the fear that her death, a day after suffering a miscarriage, could have been ...

Levi Dewy started experiencing flu-like symptoms but was later hospitalized after developing sepsis and suffering multiple ...

Controversial psychologist Dr. Jordan Peterson spent nearly a month in intensive care and was “near death” while battling ...