PHILADELPHIA — Kelly Wyatt winced as a nurse unwrapped layers of gauze from her left leg, exposing the massive wound beneath.

You can develop MRSA on the leg. These infections are common in people who have had surgery or been hospitalized. Many common antibiotics don’t work to treat MRSA and you may need to seek medical ...

For moderately severe open wounds, the safest and most effective over-the-counter (OTC) antiseptics include iodine, biguanides, and peroxides. Antiseptics are chemical solutions applied topically to ...

Keren Carrión / NPR In a van parked outside a church in Baltimore’s Carrollton Ridge neighborhood, Gerald A. Hill Sr. is preparing wound care kits for people addicted to opioids. Baltimore's harm ...

YOUNGSTOWN — A boy, 16, suffered three gunshot wounds to his leg and was found at 2:11 a.m. today along the 1300 block of Humbolt Avenue on the South Side. Police were called there for a shooting and ...

Advanced therapies in the treatment of complicated diabetic and non-diabetic foot and leg wounds are helping save limbs and improve the quality of life for individuals plagued by wounds that just ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Complete debridement was achieved by 63% of patients treated with EscharEx vs. 30.2% and 13.3% of comparison ...

Mohs surgery is a precise technique for treating skin cancer, where the surgeon removes thin layers of skin, examining each one under a microscope for cancer cells. This process continues until no ...

Venous leg ulcers are a preventable and treatable condition, yet hundreds of thousands of people continue to suffer ...

Podiatrists frequently encounter patients who have undergone Mohs surgery for skin cancer, particularly on the lower extremities. Mohs surgery is a highly precise technique designed to remove ...