A higher standard of wound care will greatly improve overall patient care and facility management. Developing and ...

To help in the fight against antibiotic overuse and resistance, researchers have developed a new wound dressing material that ...

Chronic wound infections are often difficult to treat, partly due to bacteria like Enterococcus faecalis. This study shows that this bacterium can live inside human cells, where it is protected from ...

A post-surgery wound needs to be tended with care, as it can lead to infections. A laparoscopic surgeon shares his insights ...

According to the WHO, antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest threats to global health, food security, and development today: "Antibiotic resistance is rising to dangerously high levels in all ...

Birch bark tar is one of the oldest synthetic materials in the world, with some of the earliest finds linked to Neanderthals ...

When bacteria make their way into wounds, they literally threaten life and limb—unless they are detected as quickly as possible. Now a new sensor can nestle in bandages and alert a nearby smartphone ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC) recently awarded MLM Biologics, Inc. almost $1.5 million to develop a device to prevent infection ...

These facts are in keeping with the general impression gained from the current medical literature and recent meetings — namely, that the number of patients with malignant forms of staphylococcal ...

Identifying that a covered wound may be becoming infected can be very tricky to diagnose without removal for examination. However, scientists at the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Modular Solid ...