An ancient form of treating wounds in making a comeback in southeast Louisiana.One Northshore hospital is using sterile medical maggots to treat people at risk of losing a limb who, in some cases, had ...

In a bloody battle during World War I, two wounded soldiers were stranded on the battlefield in France, hidden and overlooked under some brush. Suffering femur fractures and flesh wounds around their ...

it might not look appetizing, but this tiny container full of Yes, maggots helped stave off surgery for patient at TMC. She had wounds on both sides of both ankles. Very severe wounds. Doctor Erika ...

In the summer of 1986, Thomas Kaufman was waiting in the lunch line at a research conference devoted to Drosophila—more commonly known as fruit flies. A fellow biologist informed him that the ...

This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Maggots have one goal in life: to feed. They gorge ravenously in order to grow as quickly as possible. Speed is of ...

WEBVTT COMEBACK IN SOUTH LOUISIANA....SAVINGTHOUSANDS FROM AMPUTATION."the romans used them, they arenature's way of cleaningwounds."ONE NORTHSHORE HOSPITAL IS USINGSTERILE MEDICALMAGGOTS TO TREAT ...