Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "flesh-eating bacteria," can have horrifying and even fatal effects on humans. Symptoms, how ...

Most cases of black toenails aren’t serious, but often require treatment. If you have pain, swelling, or inflammation that’s ...

Newsweek spoke to the centenarian's grandson who said that the hospital was compared to "hell" back in the 1920s.

Two women are suing a former Wyoming cosmetic surgeon and others on claims they were left mutilated and disfigured. One ...

With a bunch of diagnostic dead ends piling up, the doctors broadened their view of possibilities, newly considering cancers, ...

A new report from Future Market Insights exposes the scale of this overlooked opportunity. The global wound healing nutrition market is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 6.3%, reaching USD 3.95 billion by ...

An absorbable suture such as PDS-II ®, particularly if placed with a continuous technique, makes for fewer knots in the wound and I think therefore makes for fewer infections in the surgical site.

WOUND infection has become one of the most difficult surgical problems of the current decade.1 Widespread bacterial resistance and crossinfection of the hospital population have been observed repea ...

Comparison of clinical and economic outcomes of two antibiotic prophylaxis regimens for sternal wound infection in high-risk patients following coronary artery bypass grafting surgery: a prospective ...

This study will evaluate the efficacy of a dual-ring wound protector for prevention of incisional surgical site infection among adults undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy with preoperatively-placed ...

Bloodstream infections are associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Early, appropriate antibiotic therapy is important, but the duration of treatment is uncertain. In a multicenter, non ...

Early detection of any infection is the first step to avoid complications. Yet overtreatment with antibiotics may cause more harm than good due to antibiotic resistance.