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

A new medical technology that uses fluorescent light has shown to be effective in eliminating missed bacteria, according to new research led by University of Southern California, Los Angeles (USC).

Scientists have found that good bacteria found in poop can actually help chronic wounds heal much more quickly.

If you know what you’re doing, wound care can be fairly simple. Here are eight proven ways to treat and soothe HS wounds, ...

A skin infection can occur anytime your skin is broken, whether from a cut, tattoo, piercing, puncture, sting or bite.

On the skin, millions of microbial colonists quietly coexist with their host as microscopic allies that help maintain health ...

Officials have closed off swimming at beaches in at least six states due to high bacteria levels. Here's where those closures ...

Diabetic foot ulcer recurrence may now be more predictable due to a study that identifies compromised skin barrier function ...

One-time surgical application of genetically engineered autologous keratinocyte sheets provides significant closure and pain ...

There’s a health crisis affecting millions of older adults — yet it often goes unseen until it becomes a serious problem. I’m ...

There are many important reasons for keeping cuts and sores clean, but new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania shows that a certain bacterium, Alcaligenes ...