On World Sepsis Day, New campaign seeks to drive sepsis awareness and save lives

The Rory Staunton Foundation for Sepsis Prevention and Roche Diagnostics today announced the launch of a social media initiative aimed at driving education and prevention of sepsis – a condition stemming from infection that in the U.S. affects more than 1.6 million people and claims more than 250,000 lives each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. “With the launch of www.flytofightsepsis.com, we hope to empower others with the information we never had,” said Rory Staunton Foundation’s co-founder, Ciaran Staunton, whose 12-year-old son died of sepsis. “Knowing…

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