I have avoided commenting on vitamin C for sepsis, because commentary seemed rather unnecessary. The hype was obviously ridiculous. The chances of it helping were clearly low. The evidence of benefit was negligible. Others had widely discussed the papers, and most people seemed to be ignoring this “miracle cure.”

However, a new study was just published with what might be the greatest trial name of all time: HYVCTTSSS. With a name like that, I just couldn’t resist.

A blog post about HYVCTTSSS is bound to be a viral success.

It just roles off your tongue. People are going to be talking about HYVCTTSSS for years.

So, because of HYVCTTSSS, I will finally get around to discussing the evidence for vitamin C in sepsis.

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