An open wound is any internal or external injury that exposes internal tissue to the external environment. People can sometimes treat acute open wounds at home with medications and natural remedies.

It’s one of the most extreme cases of animal cruelty one animal shelter said they’ve ever seen. Where the Love Is Animal Shelter rescued an 8-year-old pit bull mix named “Ryder” who was severely ...

2002-01-30 04:00:00 PDT San Francisco-- Claudette Blueford, a battle-scarred 39-year-old addict, came limping into San Francisco General Hospital grimacing with pain from a tangerine-size abscess on ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Revision hip and knee surgery poses some unique challenges with a variety of treatment alternatives. The purpose ...

Laura Bamford emerges from the exam room after spending about an hour with a regular patient. He’s smiling, and she’s beaming. Actually, Bamford looks relieved. She just drained the patient’s abscess.

Cellulitis and skin abscesses are both due to bacterial infections. They may develop separately or together, and they need different treatments. Your skin is home to about 1,000 different species of ...