Kyle Busch, Sepsis
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Consider sepsis an invisible threat. It kills about 350,000 Americans a year and may cause nearly one-fifth of deaths globally. But you won't find it on any "leading causes of death" lists.
Virginia Beach mother Audrey Wiggins shares her harrowing sepsis survival story to raise awareness after NASCAR star Kyle Busch's death from the condition.
Sepsis is an underestimated killer. Nearly a quarter of patients treated for sepsis in hospital will die, but because so many different illnesses can predispose patients to experiencing it, it’s overlooked as a direct cause of death. Yet approximately 20 ...