Health authorities are urging people on the New South Wales South Coast to stay alert for symptoms after the sixth case of a flesh-eating ulcer was detected in the Batemans Bay-Moruya area. Warning: ...

Avoid unnecessary tests and antibiotics by applying evidence-based, cost-conscious infectious-disease decision-making, with ...

Columnist Oluwatosin Adesoye, a physician with sickle cell disease, shares how she manages leg ulcers, including wound care and pain control.

While researchers gain new insights into the transmission of Buruli ulcer in Australia, public health specialists in Africa are working to engage traditional healers. Sophie Cousins reports.

Dr. Koen Deloose describes his algorithmic approach to treating a patient with chronic limb-threatening ischemia and a nonhealing ulcer, with discussion from Drs. Katherine McMackin and Constantino ...

A 91-year-old man with a history of bladder carcinoma and left total knee arthroplasty was evaluated because of left knee pain. A culture of synovial fluid showed no growth. A diagnosis was made.

Most men have about a 90% improvement in prostate symptoms immediately after the procedure, which was then reduced to about 50% improvement over their baseline after five years. UroLift is very ...

The spray-mist device developed by the researchers can reportedly deliver last-resort antibiotics directly into infected tissue without incurring the harmful side effects typically caused by ...

A 13-year study led by the Colorado School of Public Health at the University of Colorado Anschutz reveals why a deadly ...

A dull aching or sharp shooting pain on the right side of the abdomen that is below the lower right ribs after meals is a common complaint seen in clinics and emergency rooms. Many people misdiagnose ...

Scientists have uncovered new clues about why diabetic foot infections can become so severe and difficult to treat. By analyzing the DNA of E. coli bacteria taken from infected wounds around the world ...

An international team of scientists, led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), has discovered a new way that could speed up the healing of chronic wounds infected by ...