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Maggots Return as Medical Aid for Wounds
Maggots are revived as a healing aid in wound care clinics across the United States. The FDA approved maggot therapy as a medical device in January, confirming their role in cleaning dead tissue, killing bacteria, and stimulating tissue growth within two to three days. Doctors note the need to persuade hospital leaders of its effectiveness, while other biotherapeutics like leeches gain FDA approval and worm-based approaches explore inflammatory disease relief.
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Washington
California
Ronald Sherman
FDA
Sherman
University of California, Irvine
Robert Kirsner
University of Miami Cedars Wound Center
Kirsner
University of Iowa