Are you or any of your family and friends pregnant or thinking about having a baby? The CDC have compiled 10 Tips for Preventing Infections Before and During Pregnancy. Infections before and during pregnancy can hurt your developing fetus and you. The tips include: Washing your hands with soap and water not touching dirty cat […]

Larry King, world-famous television and radio broadcaster died from sepsis. His widow, Shawn Southwick King, has revealed that King died from a sepsis infection that was unrelated to his COVID-19 diagnosis. Earlier, it was thought that Larry had died from COVID-19 “It was an infection, it was sepsis,” Shawn King said. “He was finally ready […]

We are pleased to announce that END SEPSIS has formally partnered with two excellent organizations whose missions align closely with our own. Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine The first is the Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine (SIDM). Working in partnership with patients, families and the healthcare community, SIDM works to address the problem […]

April Chavez survived maternal sepsis following the birth of her son, Cruz. In her own words, “The very first time I ever heard the word sepsis was just over three years ago as I came out of a medically induced coma… After the birth of my son, I began to feel terrible. I complained to […]

The appalling rate of maternal death in the United States and its disproportionate impact on women of color is once again making headlines – a woman dies every 12 hours from pregnancy-related complications and two-thirds of those deaths are preventable. As the third leading cause of maternal death, maternal sepsis is very much part of […]