Bek then used an antibiotic cream, Bactroban, hoping it would help ... You can't use normal band-aids; you have to use big healing pads and change them two to three times a day, and you can ...

Safe antibiotic preparations include mupirocin (Bactroban), Ilotycin ... Studies have shown no difference in the incidence of infection or healing in patients that used bacitracin ointment ...

Most minor wounds don't need antibiotics unless they have signs of infection. These include pus, yellow or golden crusts, swelling, or warmth. If your cut is infected, your healthcare provider will ...

Traumatic lacerations are a common condition seen in the emergency department (ED), accounting for approximately 8% of visits or an estimated 7 to 9 million lacerations treated each year. 1 There are ...

Compared with her own experiences with nicks and cuts, the baboons’ ability to heal seemed like a superpower.

Even compared to chimpanzees, our closest relatives, our wounds are slow to recover – but it could be the outcome of us ...

This study exploring the role of TRPV1 signaling in recruiting macrophages and promoting angiogenesis during tympanic membrane wound healing presents useful findings. However, the strength of evidence ...

Even compared to chimpanzees, one of our closest relatives, humans' scrapes and cuts tend to stick around for more than twice ...