Sepsis

• Quebec woman loses hands and legs after rare infection led to septic shock

  Cameilla Ramdass, a 43-year-old esthetician and former model, said her ordeal began in January after she sought medical attention for severe back pain following a bout of the flu.

  Canada

  Jul 23
  
• Nova Scotia woman claims ER failed to do ‘bare minimum’ before father’s death

  Erika Snelgrove says her 59-year-old father died from septic shock in December just two days after being sent home from the Dartmouth General emergency department.

  Health

  Feb 19
  
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• Nova Scotia makes progress in detection of life-threatening sepsis at ERs

  Nova Scotia is improving its methods for early detection of sepsis, a life-threatening condition that occurs when the immune system reacts to infection by attacking the organs.

  Health

  Jun 30, 2025
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• Canadian-made test could help diagnose sepsis, researchers say

  Sepsis kills thousands of people in Canada and close to 50 million people worldwide every year, said Dr. Claudia dos Santos, and treating it quickly is crucial to survival.

  Health

  May 27, 2025
• Doctors thought she had the stomach flu. But it was near-fatal sepsis

  In Canada, one in 18 deaths involves sepsis, making it the 12th leading cause of death nationally, according to the Canadian Sepsis Foundation.

  Health

  Sep 13, 2024
• ‘You really don’t see it coming’: N.B. woman warns of strep A and septic shock risk

  Cases of invasive Group A strep are on the rise in New Brunswick, prompting one woman to share her story and warn others about the risk of sepsis that comes with the disease.

  Health

  Mar 8, 2024
• Father convicted in death of malnourished Calgary teen must wait to speak at inquiry

  Court heard the boy was hospitalized twice due to malnutrition and taken into foster care before later being returned to his parents, who moved to Calgary in 2008.

  Canada

  Apr 19, 2023
• Judge ponders expanding fatality inquiry into death of starved Calgary teen Alex Radita

  Judge Sharon Van de Veen said it might be necessary to expand the fatality inquiry to find out why there was no sharing of information between child services in Alberta and B.C.

  Crime

  Sep 22, 2022
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• In treating sepsis, Lawson researchers find promise in carbon monoxide-releasing molecules

  'Carbon monoxide is not just the poisonous gas, but rather has very potent, protective anti-inflammatory cytoprotective characteristics,' said researcher Dr. Gedas Cepinskas.

  Health

  Nov 9, 2021
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• COVID-19: Potential sepsis treatment moves to human trials in London, Ont.

  According to the WHO, sepsis is believed to account for roughly one in five deaths worldwide. It's also among the most common complications associated with COVID-19.

  Health

  May 26, 2021