Jul 14, 2023
In the Wake of Madonna’s Recent Health Scare, Here’s What You Need to Know About Bacterial Infections and Sepsis
“For people who end up in ICU, like Madonna, the mortality rate is 20 to 30 per cent,” ...
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Jul 5, 2023
Teresa M. Chan appointed founding dean of the School of Medicine, and inaugural vice-president, medical affairs
Teresa joins TMU from McMaster University, where she is the associate dean, continuing professional...
Apr 24, 2023
Could this be sepsis? Sepsis Canada hopes to empower Canadians to recognize the signs and symptoms of the world's deadliest health condition
There is a saying: Grief is just love with no place to go. For Ariana Parolini Sisti, that grief is...
Apr 19, 2023
Could this be sepsis? Sepsis Canada hopes to empower Canadians to recognize the signs and symptoms of the world's deadliest health condition
Dr. Fox-Robichaud says her ultimate goal is for family doctors and long-term care providers to be t...
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Mar 30, 2023
Empowering Patients: Sepsis Canada awards their first patient partner-led research grant.
To support patient partners and their families, Sepsis Canada offered a one-time grant of up to $25...
Feb 17, 2023
Sepsis Canada and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Researchers complete large Population-based Cohort Study to evaluate the Risk Factors for Major Cardiovascular Events in Adult Sepsis Survivors
A recent population-based cohort study led by Sepsis Canada researchers from Sunnybrook Health Scie...
Jan 19, 2023
Clinical trial will test promising cell therapy for septic shock
Dr. Lauralyn McIntyre was awarded $1.6 million from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Clin...
Jan 13, 2023
Serious infections rose last year in CBRM hospitals, but unexpected deaths down
The rate of infections that turn septic among patients at the Cape Breton health complex based in S...
Nov 7, 2022
Survey by Dalhousie University researchers finds almost 40 per cent of Canadians unaware of sepsis, suggesting public awareness campaign needed on the life-threatening illness
Almost 40 per cent of Canadians do not know what sepsis is, how life-threatening the illness is and...