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.

In patients with diabetic foot ulcers that looked healed and met the current definition of a closed wound, closed ulcers with ...

U. of Oregon team uncovered a molecule produced by yeast on the skin that has potent antimicrobial properties against a ...

Merab Dvalishvili has built an impressive name for himself as the bantamweight champion since winning the belt when he ...

UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili defeated Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC 311. According to Dvalishvili's coach, he nearly pulled Dvalishvili out from the fight because he was suffering from a ...

The yeast Malassezia helps protect the skin from bacterial infections, but only up to a certain point. Scientists at the ...

Staph is the most widespread bacterial ... Controlling blood sugar "is critical to reducing infection risk and promoting wound healing," Tan said. Dr. Shira Doron, chief Infection control officer ...

The mere presence of Staph. aureus in a wound is not an acceptable basis for the diagnosis of staphylococcal infection. This organism can be recovered from the majority of open, unprotected wounds ...

When is surgery necessary to treat a staph infection? Surgery may be necessary to drain wounds, abscesses, or boils and to remove devices like pacemakers or prosthetics if they’re involved in ...

All went well, but then I contracted a staph infection. I had to have a second procedure to remove the top four sternal wires, leaving me with a baseball-sized wound that required a vacuum drain ...