Nick Whelan was permanently scarred after he was forced to undergo life-saving emergency surgery at Ninewells Hospital.

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About the expert Sasha Ross, DMD, MS, is a board-certified periodontist who has been with the Cleveland Clinic since 2013. She earned her dental degree from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine and ...

Sepsis is a medical complication triggered by any infection. It causes millions of deaths each year. The first global report by the World Health Organization (WHO) on sepsis or septicemia ...

Sepsis is a life-threatening condition caused by a dysregulated response to infection. Several trials have been performed to target pro-inflammatory cytokines using neutralizing antibodies ...

Another study found that Prozac—also known as fluoxetine—was effective in protecting mice against sepsis, a life-threatening condition in which the body’s immune system overreacts to an infection and ...