From rinsing a wound to bandaging, there are a few key steps to cleaning a wound and helping to prevent infection. Cleaning a wound is the first important step in preventing infection and promoting ...

A woman from India has shared how a routine cleaning of an infected wound on her leg resulted in a shocking discovery. The bullet had been lodged in Kavita's leg for 20 years. She had been suffering ...

Maggot therapy is a wound healing technique in which healthcare professionals apply medical grade maggots to dead or infected tissue to keep the wound clean. It is also known as larval therapy. Maggot ...

Diabetic wounds often become chronically infected and are notoriously difficult to treat. Two primary reasons for this include the formation of a bacterial biofilm and high levels of oxidative stress.

Ordinarily, when treating chronic wounds, caregivers go to great lengths to keep them free of bacteria. An experimental new dressing, however, actually introduces bacteria to help such wounds heal.

A Colorado School of Mines professor is betting that an injectable, gel-like material will be a game changer for people suffering from severe, hard-to-heal wounds. The product, called Cleragel, is a ...