Maggot, or larval, therapy has been around since ancient times as a way to heal wounds. Now, the method has gone high-tech--in some ways--and it's being tested in a rigorous clinical trial at the ...

At its upcoming Public Meeting on April 22, 2008, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will solicit public input for the establishment of a Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System ...

Today, the BioTherapeutics, Education & Research (BTER) Foundation was notified that the American Medical Association (AMA), in collaboration with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) ...

Maggots, the larval stage of certain flies, are already a federally approved treatment for people with nasty bed sores, chronic post-surgical wounds and diabetic foot ulcers. Now, maggot therapy has ...

Scientists at the North Carolina State University have engineered maggots to express human proteins that are capable of aiding and promoting wound healing. This can have future therapeutic value, by ...

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 ...

An old remedy used during the First World War has made a come-back to treat stubborn, slow-healing wounds. Medicinal maggots are now acceptable in Kenya as a simple, affordable and effective method to ...

Two U.S. medics carry stretchers during a medical evacuation exercise, part of a joint military drill, in Yangju, about 40 km (25 miles) north of Seoul, March 5, 2008. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak By Matthew ...

If you've been keeping up with HBO's "House of the Dragon," you may have noticed the show feels a lot less magic-driven. In place of "Game of Thrones"-style postmortem revival of characters like Jon ...

Christopher Kibiwott treats Edward Ndirangu’s wound at his home in Mlolongo. [Beverlyne Musili, Standard] An old remedy used during the First World War has made a come-back to treat stubborn, ...