Researchers at National Taiwan University have discovered how light, electricity, and tiny forces can work together to help wounds heal naturally and leave fewer scars, offering new hope for chronic ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Chronic wounds such as diabetic foot ulcers and pressure ulcers may heal faster when they are cleaned out frequently, a new study suggests. So-called debridement involves ...

Hydrogen peroxide might be the first thing you grab when treating a wound in order to help disinfect it. While the sometimes-painful bubbling is definitely sanitizing the area, it’s also destroying ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Maggots may trump scalpels when it comes to cleaning large wounds that won't heal easily, such as those seen in diabetics, according to French researchers. To allow such ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - Wound Care Awareness Month has only been recognized for the past 10 years. But the number of people who are suffering continues to grow. Tanya Erickson sees a range of ...

Using drinkable tap water to clean wounds does not increase infection rates, according to the findings. There is, however, no evidence that it reduces infection rates or increases healing rate over ...

Sheila Dhand treats a lot of people who might not step foot in a health clinic or hospital — until an emergency. "People don't want to show just anybody their wound," Dhand says. "A lot of time when ...