Immediately following severe burns, bacteria reach the wound from different sources, including the patient's skin, gastrointestinal tract, respiratory tracts and health care-related human contact.

A new biomaterial clings to all the curves and wrinkles of the human body to help keep bacteria out of difficult-to-treat wounds. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a ...

Immediately following severe burns, bacteria reach the wound from different sources, including the patient's skin, gastrointestinal tract, respiratory tracts and health care-related human contact.

One of the problems with antibiotics is the fact that new ones have to constantly be produced, in order to kill resistant strains of bacteria. When it comes to treating infected wounds, however, ...

When you get a burn or a wound, for some people, healing comes quickly. For others, it can take years. Melissa Krebs wondered if there might be a way to change that.

[Editor's note: This story contains detailed descriptions of painful burn wounds and the treatment needed to heal them. The squeamish may want to click away.] Skin is an important organ, and often ...

The microbiome is known to play a major role in gut health, but what about our skin? Billions of bacteria reside there, and the probiotic types may hold great potential to prevent infections during ...