For the first time, researchers have discovered that the accumulation of aged and failing cells, called senescent cells, in one diseased organ can spread to multiple healthy organs, causing them to ...

Acute liver failure is a medical emergency that can cause life threatening complications. It’s most commonly caused by drug overdose in the United States, with acetaminophen being the most common ...

Low blood pressure, or hypotension, is often overlooked because some people tolerate lower readings without obvious symptoms. However, in many situations, particularly during critical illness, trauma, ...

The Sepsis-1, Sepsis-2, and Sepsis-3 definitions are for adult sepsis. The IPCC (International Pediatric Sepsis Consensus Conference) and Phoenix definitions are for pediatric sepsis. ARDS denotes ...

The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has recently published the updated version of the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA), the global reference system in intensive care ...

Over and over, in the world's oceans, baby seabirds often mistake bits of trash for food. New research in the journal Science Advances shows that ingesting plastic can harm them in unseen ways. Here's ...

This article was reviewed by Martin Miner, MD. Your pelvic floor is kinda like plumbing: you never really think about it unless there’s something wrong. Although we don’t pay much attention to our ...