Melinda Howard was going through cardboard when she got a paper cut. Within a week, the cut was infected and her hand started ...

Cuts and scrapes happen to the best of us. Whether occurring when dicing vegetables, as a result of a bump or fall or from engaging in a favorite sport or recreational activity, we've all experienced ...

Woman's paper cut on her hand turns into a serious infection. Doctor explains why all cuts have the risk of becoming infected ...

A simple wound, if not treated properly, can quickly turn serious. Here’s how to ID signs of a developing infection so you can treat it before it causes real trouble. The post 9 Signs of an Infected ...

Getting a scrape or a cut can seem like a minor medical issue, but if it gets infected, that could lead to bigger problems. Ryan Dadds — a physician assistant with the Wound Care Department at The ...

Vibrio are a group of bacteria that can be present in any body of saltwater, and risk of a Vibrio infection is high when water temperatures are above 70 degrees. Someone can become infected if they go ...

The pain is so intense that people don't dare blink. To do so could mean scraping away what little sight they have left. Instead, they resort to tying scarves around their heads in hopes of keeping ...

This is life with trachoma, a preventable infection that has impaired the vision of almost 2 million people worldwide today, with a further 200 million at risk across 41 countries. But in recent years ...