Modern medicine may be upgrading centuries-old techniques to repair wounds that just won’t heal. Researchers from North Carolina State University and Massey University in New Zealand have found that ...

But now, with antibiotic resistance making some wounds much harder to treat, maggots are again being used in the NHS and overseas. Already, superbugs kill roughly 700,000 people a year – a figure ...

How do you feel about having a bunch of these cleaning out your wounds? (Picture: Alamy) There’s a scene in Gladiator in which maggots are crawling inside the gash in Maximus’s arm. Mum horrified to ...

Jan Dietrick, general manager of Rincon-Vitova Insectaries Inc. recently received a call from Fox TV. They were looking for 5,000 maggots immediately for a new reality TV show, "Truth or Consequences.

WASHINGTON -- 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 ...

Scotland recorded its hottest day on record, with temperatures in some regions reaching above 34C on Tuesday. With this heat, Scots are doing all they can to stay cool, including keeping windows open ...

'Anything squirmy freaks me outs -- maggots, earwigs and creepy crawlies in general make me jump. But we did have to get up close to some slimy things for an Ireland AM feature once and because I'm ...