Dr. Karen Dente discusses the benefits of free-range maggot therapy. Around since antiquity and used by many cultures, maggots clean wounds by eating infected dead tissue, allowing new tissue to grow.

For years, maggots have been a powerful tool in medicine, quietly excelling in the treatment of chronic wounds. But despite the clinical evidence supporting their efficacy, maggots remain an underused ...

Maggot therapy has never shown prevent osteomyelitis and death. LTACs may provide level of care for hospital or nursing home acquired decubitus ulcer patients. Literature indicates that patients with ...

HUSUM, Germany (dpa) – These willing helpers may seem rather revolting but they’re a blessing to doctors – maggots, or more precisely fly larvae of the Lucilia sericata species. The little busy bodies ...

WASHINGTON — Think of these wiggly little creatures not as, well, gross, but as miniature surgeons: Maggots are making a medical comeback, cleaning out wounds that just won't heal. Wound-care clinics ...

Cuprina Holdings (Cayman) Limited announced the appointment of Dr. Ronald A. Sherman as Medical and Scientific Director, effective September 2025. Dr. Sherman, an expert in medical maggot therapy for ...