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George H. W. Bush has sepsis - why is it so dangerous?

  • Written by Hallie Prescott, Assistant Professor in Internal Medicine, University of Michigan
Former Presidents George W. Bush and George H.W. Bush attend Barbara Bush's funeral service.AP Photo/David J. Phillip

Former president George H.W. Bush was hospitalized April 21 with sepsis, a life-threatening condition caused by complications of the body fighting back against an infection. The former fighter pilot was released from an intensive...

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