The Vibrio bacteria are naturally found in coastal brackish waters typically from May to October when temperatures are warmer ...

Living with diabetes requires constant attention to many aspects of health, but one area that deserves special focus is wound ...

The antibiotic compounds in their saliva could potentially help scientists find new treatments. By Laura Baisas Published Jan 3, 2024 12:00 PM EST Get the Popular ...

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.

Albert Allison is back home after a scare of a lifetime with Vibrio vulnificus, more commonly known as a flesh-eating disease. He was discharged from a rehabilitation center on Sept. 14 and is doing ...

A recent Frontiers in Medicine study assesses the effectiveness of hyperspectral imaging (HSI) to identify differences between infected and non-infected wounds. Study: Is my wound infected? A study on ...

Rosa Hargrave will serve three years in home confinement instead of behind bars Marion County Sheriff's Office An Indiana mother who pleaded guilty to neglecting her 12-year-old nonverbal daughter — ...

Ben West started feeling painful symptoms after contracting flesh-eating bacteria on a family fishing trip in Port St. Joe, ...

Starting on Friday, British doctors will be able to prescribe maggots to patients with infected wounds, a hospital official said. He said the state National Health Service had realized that maggots ...

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