From infection risks to first aid and ER signs, experts explain how to handle dog bites safely and prevent them before they happen.

A 48-year-old dad was left with a 'necrotic' rotten finger after a cat bite, as a health warning for Pasteurella has been issued ...

Millions of people around the world live with wounds that simply won't heal. These long-lasting wounds, often caused by ...

November is National Diabetes Month, and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 38 million Americans have diabetes. For many people, managing diabetes is about more than ...

This image shows colonies of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria. A frequent source of wound infections in hospitals, this bacterium slows wound healing by suppressing key metabolic ...

While people may discuss the lesions, cysts, and bumps that are characteristic of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), they don’t often focus on another aspect of the condition: slow-healing wounds. When ...

From rinsing a wound to bandaging, there are a few key steps to cleaning a wound and helping to prevent infection. Cleaning a wound is the first important step in preventing infection and promoting ...

Although studies have suggested that proper wound irrigation with tap water or normal saline is associated with reduced rates of infection, not much is known about the impact of other factors leading ...

GENOA, Italy — The next generation of wound dressings might bloom like a flower. Scientists have developed microscopic “nanoflowers” that combine copper and tannic acid into structures resembling tiny ...