The boy had been diagnosed with strep A , which caused his body to go into sepsis and led to cardiac arrest Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022.

Katrysha Gellis had two cardiac arrests in her 30s. One in 10 survive sudden cardiac arrest. This rate doubles or triples when victim is given CPR. Cardiac arrest can be traumatic, and require therapy ...

Dr. Lamas, a contributing Opinion writer, is a pulmonary and critical-care physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. The headlines might make you think that Anne Heche died twice. First on ...