News headlines have blasted in recent weeks that the carrier of the potentially deadly parasite Trypanosoma cruzi —the cause ...

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Injuries, surgeries and some medical conditions result in wounds. Most of the time, these wounds heal on their own or in an ...

Cases of the deadly "flesh-eating" bacteria Vibrio vulnificus are on the rise in the United States, especially in the Southeast. At least ten people have already died this year from infections with ...

A multifunctional nanoparticle targets infection, releases nitric oxide, and uses light-triggered heating to eliminate bacteria and support healing in diabetic wounds with drug-resistant biofilms.

WELL, JESSICA, IT IS AN ABSOLUTE GORGEOUS BEACH DAY HERE. TEMPERATURES IN THE 70. OFFICIALS TELL US THAT THE WATER TEMPERATURE IS 70 DEGREES TODAY, BUT HEALTH OFFICIALS HAVE A WARNING FOR ANYONE WHO ...

Massachusetts health officials say the case is rare and the beaches will remain open Getty A swimmer in Cape Cod was infected with flesh-eating bacteria due to an open wound Massachusetts health ...

A swimmer at a Cape Cod beach has been infected with an extremely rare bacteria, according to officials who are alerting the public about the potentially life-threatening illness. The state Department ...

A man with an exposed open wound contracted a bacterial infection while swimming at Old Silver Beach, state and local health officials report. The infection was caused by Vibrio vulnificus, a ...

A wearable wound monitoring device, featuring integrated sensors that promise to reduce infection risks by minimizing the need for frequent physical contact, has been developed by a team of ...

Fatal infections from "flesh-eating" bacteria Vibrio vulnificus are on the rise, with eight deaths and dozens more cases already this year, and experts warn that climate change is in part to blame.