From silver nanofibers to smart, sensory-packed dressings, the next generation of wound-healing technology is blurring the ...

A woman with Alzheimer's and dementia died after developing infected pressures sores which worsened due to care failings while living at a Birtley care home, a coroner heard. Pauline Stirling died on ...

A man who struggled with morbid obesity died after refusing medical treatment for an infected sore. Nickolas Robert Holbrook, from Cardiff, was 53 years old when he succumbed to sepsis that developed ...

A celebrated Vancouver researcher used fabricated data and hid evidence of infected wounds to falsely claim his patented skin treatment could heal years-old bed sores in a matter of weeks, according ...

The Green Bay Packers had a new addition to the injury report this week after running back Josh Jacobs was listed on it on Wednesday. Jacobs is dealing with an ankle issue and was listed as limited on ...

DELAWARE COUNTY, Ohio — The Delaware Public Health District issued an alert on Monday following an increase in cases and outbreaks of hand, foot and mouth disease in the area. The health agency says ...

Mississippi leads the nation in the rates of sexually transmitted diseases, and one is in the spotlight because the state is working to stop the spread, particularly from mom to baby. Overall, Invigor ...

Jessie J was admitted into the hospital because of an infection she contracted two months after undergoing surgery. The unfortunate news comes following her breast cancer diagnosis announcement. The ...

Genital herpes is a common and incurable sexually transmitted disease (STD). It’s so prevalent in the United States that about 1 in 6 people ages 14 to 49 have it. More American women than men have ...

Viruses rely on hosts to survive. But some viruses are more effective at reproducing than others. Now, new research has shown that the herpes virus, more specifically herpes simplex virus type 1 ...