Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "flesh-eating bacteria," can have horrifying and even fatal effects on humans. Symptoms, how to avoid it.

Joint and soft tissue injections are typically performed in an outpatient setting and are considered safe with proper technique and sterile precautions. Before administering an injection, clinicians ...

The reality is a lot less sensational, but no less deadly: Mortality rates from necrotizing soft-tissue infections are as high as 30%, and often aren’t caught until it’s too late.

Implicit racial bias could play a part in antibiotics prescribed for skin and soft tissue infections, according to a research letter published in JAMA Network Open.“While emergent data ...

This resulted in a 35% improvement in antibiotic selection for abdominal infection patients and a 28% improvement for skin and soft tissue infection patients compared to the control group.

The “persistence” of healthcare-associated infections in long-term care settings earned a spot on a new list revealing the top 10 patient safety concerns in 2025.

Angel Soft's first Super Bowl commercial aims to provide viewers with a bathroom break just before the halftime show ...

Inspired by the diverse attachment organs of parasites, researchers have designed a millimeter-scale mechanism for soft tissue anchoring.

Fournier’s gangrene is a very rare, soft-tissue infection of the perineum. The “perineum” is broadly considered the area around the genitals in both men and women.

If it (hopefully) isn’t cancer, it could be scar tissue, a current or past infection, a benign tumor, or many other possibilities, almost all of which are better than lung cancer. DEAR DR. ROACH: My ...

What Is Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection (NSTI) / Necrotizing Fasciitis (NF)? NSTI or NF is known as a flesh-eating disease. NSTI infects the tissue covering your muscles and the tissue under all the ...

The INUMI Flex endoscopic needle ablation system was cleared for use against soft-tissue lesions such as lung nodules that can harbor tumor cells.