Antibiotics are increasingly prescribed to patients with non-healing wounds, but the overuse of antibiotics can lead to drug resistance in bacteria, resulting in the rise of “superbugs.” ...

Q: What is the role of antibiotic stewardship in post-operative wound healing for patients of sub-acute and long-term care facilities? A: Literature and research supports the use of antibiotics ...

Moist wound healing—achieved through appropriate dressings—has been shown to speed up the migration of new skin cells across ... potentially including antibiotics or specialized wound treatment.

Antibiotic prophylaxis in healthy patients undergoing dental implant surgery may lead to uninterrupted changes in oral bacteria that affect alveolar bone wound healing. The animal study was published ...

Doctors are finding one way that sugar can benefit your health: it may help heal wounds when antibiotics fail. As a child growing up in poverty in the rural Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe, Moses ...

When you hear about a hyperbaric oxygen chamber, you might think of scuba divers being treated for decompression sickness, or ...