Doctors missed Gia’s UTI after childbirth. The Vietnamese Australian woman’s death was preventable, coroner finds

Gia Lam should have been offered interpreter by medical team at Fairfield hospital, coroner’s court finds ...
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Billy Porter's sepsis crisis: The warning signs women need to know

When Broadway star Billy Porter, 56, went to the hospital last September for kidney stone pain, he found himself trapped in a nightmare-one that should be a wake-up call to us all. "I was dead for ...
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After Woman's Parents Die from Sepsis 3 Months Apart in 'Devastating' Coincidence, She Gets a UTI that Leads to the Illness

A woman who lost both of her parents to sepsis nearly died from the illness, which was triggered by a urinary tract infection (UTI). Lyndsey Feeney, 45, lost her father Archie, 73, in April after he ...
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Is It a Yeast Infection or UTI? Here’s How to Tell—and Treat It

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It starts with discomfort—an itch, a burning sensation or an urgent need to visit the bathroom—and you can’t help but wonder: what ...
Medscape

Prompt UTI Antibiotics Cut Mortality, Sepsis Risk in Older Adults

Patients older than 65 years who have urinary tract infections (UTIs) are at increased risk for sepsis and death within 60 days from UTI if not treated with immediate antibiotic therapy. Those older ...