Medical shock occurs when the body’s cells do not get enough oxygen-rich blood. It is not a condition but a result of an illness or injury. The word shock can describe several different situations. A ...

Sepsis occurs when your body has an extreme reaction to an infection. This reaction causes drastic changes in the body and can be very dangerous and potentially life threatening. Sepsis is most often ...

Precision medicine approach: Targeted treatment using two biomarkers (bio-ADM and DPP3) identifies septic shock patients most likely to benefit from enibarcimab treatment Promising clinical results: ...

Intra-aortic balloon pumping has recently been shown to be ineffective in treating cardiogenic shock due to myocardial infarction. Other, more potent percutaneous pumps have been developed, and their ...

Physiologic shock is when you don’t have enough blood to support your organs and tissues. Psychologic shock is usually related to trauma. What is shock? The term “shock” may refer to a psychologic or ...

Pathology is a branch of medical science primarily concerning the cause, origin, and nature of disease. It involves the examination of tissues, organs, bodily fluids, and autopsies in order to study ...

Interleukin 15 (IL-15), a cytokine cell signaling molecule, is essential for the maintenance and function of natural killer (NK) cells and CD8-positive (CD8+) T cells. Edward Sherwood, M.D., Ph.D., ...