Research into a new drug therapy to fight sepsis has shown that it has the potential to stop sepsis-causing bacteria from triggering organ damage in the early stages of the condition.

Irene Whelan said the family were not able to see Tom’s body after he died and weren’t able to have an open coffin at his funeral because of the aggressive nature of the bug.

MMA star Conor McGregor’s donation of €10,000 has been credited with ‘changing our lives,’ by a woman raising funds for her 5-year-old son.

A grieving daughter whose mother died just hours after insisting on doing her hair before getting into an ambulance is now campaigning on the dangers of sepsis.

The HSE has confirmed that the number of sepsis-associated hospital deaths has fallen by more than 20% over the past four years.

The parents of a Dublin boy who died from sepsis earlier this year are calling for a national awareness campaign.

The daughter of a 91-year-old woman has called for the exhumation of her mother’s body to facilitate a fresh autopsy.

The daughter of a 91 year old woman has called for the exhumation of her mother’s body to facilitate a fresh autopsy.

Sepsis is a bigger killer than heart attacks, lung cancer or breast cancer.

The RTÉ pundit became ill after working on The Sunday Game and his condition quickly deteriorated.

SEPSIS, also known as septicaemia or blood poisoning, is a life-threatening condition.