Department of Medicine Weekly Roundup - Sept 13 - Good News: Claudia DosSantos was featured on CTV News for her Angel’s Den proposal
Claudia DosSantos was featured on CTV News for her Angel’s Den proposal ‘Surviving Sepsis: a new treatment for Bacterial Infection’
The Challenge: Sepsis is a life-threatening medical emergency caused when the body’s response to an infection injures its own tissues and organs. Worldwide, there are 50 million cases each year. As the only treatments are antibiotics, which aren’t always effective, and organ support, one in five people will die from this common hospital complication.
The Solution: Dr. Claudia dos Santos and Dr. Amin Ektesabi have developed a new treatment to block inflammation, supercharge the white blood cells’ ability to kill bacteria, and protect against heart and lung failure. Now they want to test it in pre-clinical trials–so they can move quickly to save lives.
Video Link with more information about this project: https://youtu.be/yUWbsrJQfxQ?si=dL3PvM3ACNppUh_O