A pizza takeaway has been told to make urgent hygiene improvements after maggots were found crawling across the floor. Dino's ...

Leeches are particularly useful in two kinds of surgery -- reattaching fingers, and attaching flaps of skin in reconstructive surgery -- as the leeches help re-establish blood flow. Maggots can be ...

USC is implementing additional food safety measures after students shared videos showing maggots and other bugs they say were found in meals at campus dining halls. USC’s Annenberg Media reported ...

Think of these wriggly 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 around the ...

15:24, Wed, Jul 21, 2021 Updated: 15:37, Wed, Jul 21, 2021 Flies lay eggs and these turn into maggots. Maggots then become flies and lay more eggs. The cycle repeats! A maggot infestation is certainly ...

Surgeons prevented 50 maggots from burrowing into an Indian man’s face by extricating the flesh-eating creatures from deep inside his sinuses, The Independent reported. Doctors believe that nasal ...

If unchecked, diabetes leads to damaged nerve endings, meaning small injuries can go unnoticed and turn into ulcers prone to life-threatening bacterial infections. The bacteria build a nearly ...

As disgusting as maggots are, it's surprisingly easy for them to end up in your home, especially during the warmer months when flies are most active. All it takes is a forgotten piece of food, an ...

A MAN claims that he owes his life to MAGGOTS after a bug bite became infected and triggered deadly sepsis. Matthew Blurton was volunteering in The Gambia, west Africa, last December when he suddenly ...

CHICAGO - Authorities are still investigating whether saboteurs put insects into a breakfast buffet for delegates at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, sickening one person. Speaking to ...

Maggots can be creepy, crawly and … medicinal? In a new effort to heal wounded people in war zones, the U.K. government is sending maggots to places like Syria, Yemen and South Sudan, according to The ...