Chronic wounds affect millions of people worldwide. These are cuts, burns, scrapes, or surgical wounds that don’t heal within ...

As Washington battles over access to health care, a Post journalist’s experience at a public hospital in Brazil shone light ...

As a youngster, wound treatment is often limited to bandages and maybe stitches, with a scar being one of the worst potential ...

A spate of fishermen presenting to a small regional Queensland hospital in agony with gaping wounds sparked an investigation into the spread of a deadly infection.

I emailed you about Amber, my female tortoiseshell cat. She had an ear mite infection and severely scratched the right side of her head. The veterinarian ...

Discover how antibiotic resistance is transforming routine infections into deadly threats. Learn the shocking truth about 10 ...

If there’s one thing I’ve learned through discussing wound care with my patients over the years, it’s that some of the ...

An open wound leaves internal tissue exposed. They require special care depending on the type of wound. Minor open wounds may not require medical treatment.

ETF89, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The discovery of Matabele ants using antibiotics for wound care has profound implications for science, particularly in the fields of biology and medicine. It ...

Animal and human bites are a common reason for emergency consultation, especially in children. The most common complication of bite wounds is local infection. Systemic infections are much rarer. The ...

megaflopp / Getty Images Why Debridement Is Done As an example, a patient has a serious wound that is infected and is not getting better with antibiotics and wound care. The wound is getting larger, ...