You are more likely to get an infected cut if you have a puncture wound, cuts on your feet, or if your injury is from an animal bite.

The antibiotic compounds in their saliva could potentially help scientists find new treatments. By Laura Baisas Published Jan 3, 2024 12:00 PM EST Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

Wound inflammation which results in impaired wound healing can have serious consequences for patients. Researchers have discovered a new defensive mechanism which enables our skin to actively kill ...

Decubitus ulcer treatment aims to promote wound healing, prevent wounds from getting worse, ease pain, and prevent infections. Decubitus ulcers, commonly known as bedsores, are injuries to the skin ...

If you're allergic to ingredients in Neosporin, other antibiotic ointments and petroleum jelly can also prevent infection and ...

A team of international scientists has developed an effective treatment for preventing infection in chronic wounds that does not involve antibiotics The treatment involves the plasma (electrical gas) ...

MUNCIE, Ind. – Millions of people are living with chronic wounds in the United States and the numbers are growing. Chronic wounds are more prevalent among the 30.3 million Americans diagnosed with ...

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have discovered a previously unrecognized mechanism by ...