8th November 201820th November 2018

Squeamish Brits…

Squeamish Brits struggle to accept maggot therapy

For the Economic and Social Research Council (esrc.ukri.org) Dr Yamni writes:

Squeamish Brits struggle to accept maggot therapy

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8th November 20188th November 2018

…maggots are actually a medical powerhouse

Creepy, crawly maggots are actually a medical powerhouse

Dr Yamni Nigam writes on theconversation.com writes:

Creepy, crawly maggots are actually a medical powerhouse

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The Swansea University “Love a Maggot!” campaign has been launched to raise awareness of the use of living maggots as a clinical treatment to help clear and heal chronic wounds.
Many people are at risk of developing non-healing wounds, including people who suffer from diabetes, or those who may have vascular problems.
Medicinal maggots are tiny baby stages of the beautiful green-bottle fly. The maggots that are put onto wounds are the newly emerged teeny babies!

Search #LoveAMaggot on social media to join in with the discussions and find out more, you can also watch our latest animation.