Medical professionals across the globe are rediscovering an ancient healing practice that predates modern antibiotics by thousands of years. Maggot therapy, also known as larval debridement therapy, ...

had nothing to lose lisa Baxter thought she had seen it all. The manager of Tufts wound care team, She spent years evaluating sores, incisions and infections in hospitalized patients. I'm not grossed ...

Maggot therapy has been used in the field of medicine since ancient times. It was popularized during the world wars due to frequent soldier injuries. Despite the patients’ reluctance in using this ...

Maggot therapy is a wound healing technique in which healthcare professionals apply medical grade maggots to dead or infected tissue to keep the wound clean. It is also known as larval therapy. Maggot ...

Think of these wriggly little creatures not as, well, gross, but as miniature surgeons: Maggots are making a medical comeback, cleaning out wounds that just won't heal. Wound-care clinics around the ...