Maggots to eat infected flesh at Kenyan hospitals

Friday, September 5, 2014 - 14:00 in Health & Medicine

Brooks HaysNAIROBI, Kenya, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Hospitals in Kenya are reintroducing maggot therapy to help rid wounds of dead tissue and reduce the use of expensive antibiotics.

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