New Therapy for Sepsis Infections Raises Hope but Many Questions - WSJ.com

New Therapy for Sepsis Infections Raises Hope but Many Questions - WSJ.com: "Seven years ago, doctors got some hopeful news about sepsis, a fast-moving bloodstream infection that kills four million people a year world-wide. A study said an aggressive new therapy cut the death rate by a third. Two medical groups endorsed the new therapy, and scores of U.S. hospitals have adopted it. But now some doctors are questioning the rigor of the research behind it, which was done at a single hospital. Adding to the concerns: That hospital held patents on a medical device critical to the therapy. And one of the groups that later endorsed the treatment had financial backing from the maker of the device."