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  • Medical maggots? Old-school wound care still used

    Apr 11, 2017 12:45 pm by Danielle EngelOutreach
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    Maggot therapy is often used to debride—or clean out—wounds. “The maggots feed only on dead and dying tissue. They have no interest in the healthy flesh..."