Memphis doc takes on sepsis, earns $1.9M in funding

From 2003 to 2009, hospitalization for septic shock increased almost 50 percent and — with the condition having a 30 to 50 percent mortality rate — the math is … well, not great. Each year, about 210,000 people die of sepsis in the U.S. The condition is generally described as an incurable inflammatory response to an infection and, most often, occurs in people who have been h ospitalized. But, here is a better number: $1.9 million. Dr. Guoyun Chen, an assistant professor of pediatrics research…
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