Before you turn away in disgust, the larvae haven’t actually been used to heal human wounds. The study was what is described as a “proof-of-concept” trial. This means the realization of a certain ...

Yes, you read that right. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given a green light to the larvae of Lucilia cuprina, commonly known as the Australian sheep blowfly, for use in maggot wound ...

The Food and Drug Administration this week cleared a second carcass-feasting fly species for use in maggot wound therapy, according to an announcement from Cuprina Holdings, a Singapore-based company ...

Editor's take: The idea of cleaning human wounds with live maggots sounds like the sort of medieval medicine that should have died out somewhere around the invention of soap. But one day, you could be ...

A parasitic fly that eats human tissues and lays eggs in open wounds has been detected just 90 miles from the U.S. border. New World screwworms also deposit their eggs, which hatch into maggots and ...

The lowly maggot gets a bad rap, mostly known for feeding on corpses and rotting meat. But modern medicine is giving its reputation new life — as a tiny surgeon. Polly Cleveland, of New York City, ...

The first case of a flesh-eating maggot in years has been detected in the United States, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) confirmed with Fast Company on Monday. The maggot, the larva ...

I've never ceased to be amazed at the sheer arrogance required for the first surgeons (which their modern day brethren have often continued to embrace). "I'm going to cut you open and root around ...