Laura Bamford emerges from the exam room after spending about an hour with a regular patient. He’s smiling, and she’s beaming. Actually, Bamford looks relieved. She just drained the patient’s abscess.

Q My cat lives to go outdoors, especially in the summer. Every so often, he gets in a scrap and comes home with a wound that I promptly wash off and apply antibiotic ointment to. This time, he has a ...

PHILADELPHIA — The volunteers were handing out the staples of harm reduction: safe injection and smoking kits, condoms, and Narcan, the opioid overdose reversal medication. Down the line, they were ...

Dear Christopher Cat: Oreo, our 3-year-old neutered male indoor-outdoor cat, suddenly acquired a large, soft swelling over one hip. When I look closely, I can see two small scabs at the center. What ...

2002-01-30 04:00:00 PDT San Francisco-- Claudette Blueford, a battle-scarred 39-year-old addict, came limping into San Francisco General Hospital grimacing with pain from a tangerine-size abscess on ...

I am a part-time nurse at Prevention Point Philadelphia, which is the location of the clinic that I mention in the article. Rachel McFadden is an emergency room nurse at the Hospital of the University ...

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THE Friedländer bacillus (Klebsiella pneumoniae), under the right conditions, is highly virulent for man. Hence, although infections with this organism are not frequent, they deserve consideration out ...

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) stage 2 involves abscesses, tunneling wounds, and scarring. Various treatments, including lifestyle changes and medications, can help prevent the condition from worsening ...

To reduce discomfort for patients who need their skin abscess repacked with gauze strip: (1) Pull out old packing. (2) If wound is not clean, gently irrigate with saline. (3) Using a needleless ...