The mayor of Friday Harbor has pleaded not guilty to allegedly abusing the family dog, Sasha. According to court documents, a ...

Genevieve Gallagher was infected with Vibrio vulnificus in July after boating and swimming with her family in Florida. Her ...

An 88-year-old man is recovering after contracting a flesh-eating bacteria, vibrio vulnificus, in Collier County. The man, ...

Vibrio vulnificus bacteria causes eight fatalities in Florida, as state health officials confirm 16 cases of the flesh-eating ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City woman is suing the nursing home she claims is responsible for her mother’s death. In ...

Compared with staples alone, staples plus iNPWT significantly reduced the risk for SSI and wound dehiscence in patients who underwent laparotomy.

A nanocellulose wound dressing that can reveal early signs of infection without interfering with the healing process has been developed. A nanocellulose wound dressing that can reveal early signs of ...

Environment Animals Insects Matabele ants might be able to diagnose and treat infected wounds The antibiotic compounds in their saliva could potentially help scientists find new treatments. Laura ...

Based on the International Wound Infection Institute Wound Infection Continuum (IWII-WIC) recommendations, a wound is considered infected by clinicians in the presence of local infection.

British doctors will now start prescribing maggots to patients with infected wounds, health official say. The cost-effective treatment has been used for centuries and only declined when ...

Scientists have used a peptide from Komodo dragon blood to create a drug that helps wound healing in mice. Scientists have used a peptide from Komodo dragon blood to create a drug that helps wound ...

Libertines frontman Pete Doherty was hospitalized after a wound he got from touching a hedgehog spike became infected.