Sepsis Is the Killer You Probably Don't Know About
Jul 20, 2016
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Sepsis is always an emergency. But I bet many of you reading this don't know what it is.
The CDC says there are over one million cases of sepsis in America annually -- many more globally -- and about 258,000 of those people die from it. It's the ninth leading cause of disease-related deaths and more people are hospitalized for sepsis every year than for heart disease and stroke combined. It's a major driver behind higher health costs.
