When Madonna was being treated in intensive care recently for what her manager described as “a serious bacterial infection,” Mac Horsburgh, 74, knew what that meant.

“When I read about Madonna, I knew you don’t end up in ICU being intubated because you’re dealing with an infection. You’re dealing with an infection that has become septic. Madonna gets sick with sepsis and they don’t even mention sepsis.”

“It’s a huge public awareness issue, particularly with the aging population, because it peaks in that population,” says Dr. Alison Fox-Robichaud, McMaster University professor and critical care clinician who leads a national sepsis research network to improve recognition, treatment and recovery.

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