Live maggots outperform traditional surgery in healing chronic wounds. Medical maggot therapy shows faster recovery times and ...

A small, pale maggot about a half-inch long could cost New Mexico cattle ranchers greatly if it gets back into the country. One of the state's senators introduced new legislation to combat the New ...

The New World Screwworm (NWS, Cochliomyia hominivorax) is a parasitic fly native to the Western Hemisphere. It lays eggs in ...

Miley Cyrus' knee infection after a music video shoot highlights how public spaces can harbor bacteria, as doctors stress the importance of hygiene and wound care.

The screwworm, a pest likely remembered only by our grandparents, is making headlines again. With a proper name of New World ...

A provider can remove a cyst with a needle, surgery, or other methods, depending on the type of cyst. Learn the options and ...

Fitzgerald, a rhinoceros at the Montgomery Zoo, is recovering after undergoing surgery in April to treat an infection in his horn, zoo officials say.

The parasite has devastated thousands south of the U.S. A recent northward surge in cases triggered emergency measures from ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service inspected livestock for a flesh-eating ...

Let maggots do the work. To allow such wounds to heal, doctors remove infected or dead tissue with scalpels or enzymes, a process they call debridement. But these tools often fail. "These problem ...

A diabetic patient, Aisha Abubakar, who was just two hours away from having her foot amputated, has narrated how an unusual medical intervention at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital gave her a new ...