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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Here’s a fun fact for the new year: Maggots have been approved by the Food & Drug Administration to treat skin and soft-tissue wounds that won’t heal. They seem to do the job by suppressing the body’s ...

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 ...

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 ...