The horrific Guinea worm once infected millions of people a year. Thanks to Jimmy Carter and others, the leg-infesting ...

Most diabetic wound care products are passive dressings, only providing a protective barrier against the external environment ...

Objective We examined associations between ulcer bioburden and ulcer outcomes in neuropathic diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) that lacked clinical signs of infection. Research Design and Methods Three ...

He didn’t think much of it, but when he got back home to Arizona, his foot swelled up and turned purple. He went to a nearby hospital and was told he had a serious infection that had spread to ...

SURPRISE, Ariz. (KPHO/Gray News) – A nurse in Arizona is adjusting to his new normal after losing his leg to a rare bacterial infection. A few months ago, 49-year-old Ed Rivas was vacationing in ...