A bacterium found in the wound microbiome can accelerate healing, highlighting the potential for microbiota-based wound ...

it's not worth risking your health and safety to stay in the wilderness if you have an infection that isn't getting better on its own. Small cuts and scrapes may heal up quickly with proper care, but ...

“People thought these things helped reduce infection risk, but evidence shows they can be harmful and delay wound healing,” Narula says. “Just use regular old tap water or saline if you want ...

Patients addicted to opioids are arriving at ERs with deep wounds that expose their bones. Some have lost multiple limbs. And ...

Scripture encourages us to honor our mother and father. While this guidance offers a framework for family relationships, it ...

Wounds take time to heal but in older adults the time taken may be longer An expert explains why and steps one can take to speed up recovery ...

The write affirms that the healing of wound cuts, and lacerations, which have become infected through the presence of dirt and other extraneous matter, can often be effected by the application of ...

Scientists have studied how the skin creates its own "natural plaster" to help heal these injuries ... and might increase the risk of wound infection, they say in the Journal of Clinical ...