Health experts say respiratory illnesses, chronic wounds and swelling ... a bacterial infection that invades the skin and tissue underneath. It’s typically caused by an abrasion of the skin ...

Keep your wounds clean with a gentle antibacterial soap. Nothing fragranced, and don't scrub it with a cloth. Just use your hands and be real gentle. But you need a nonstick bandage that's absorbent.

Vibrio bacteria sickened dozens of people following Hurricanes Helene and Milton, and the microbes’ range appears to be increasing up the East Coast as climate change warms coastal waters.

Now, say that a few days after your initial infection with S. aureus, you decide to go to the local health center to have your wound examined. Maybe your finger is not healing as quickly as you ...

as well as by limitations to an individual’s mobility. As such, they are particularly prevalent in hospital and long-term care settings. Combatting these wounds involves both managing the exposed ...

Dan Milburn, left, with his wife, Roseanne Milburn, who's facing an amputation after a post-operative infection was left to fester and the wound wasn't stitched up. (Dan Milburn/Submitted ...