From rinsing a wound to bandaging, there are a few key steps to cleaning a wound and helping to prevent infection. Cleaning a wound is the first important step in preventing infection and promoting ...

People with diabetes suffering from hard-to-heal foot ulcers now have access to a groundbreaking new treatment available at ...

Heal, combines AI, imaging, and bioelectronics to speed up wound recovery. It continuously monitors wounds, diagnoses healing ...

Q: How can I tell if hip or knee post-surgical site redness is infectious? A: Post-acute care for hip and knee replacements has changed significantly over the decades. Today, younger patients with ...

Almost seven million people in the United States live with a chronic, non-healing wound. Diabetes, increased age, blood flow complications, obesity and other factors contribute to the growing number ...

We inherit more than eye color, hair texture, or family recipes from our ancestors. Sometimes, we also inherit pain. Experts ...

Wound care and prevention are essential for people with diabetes. Without timely and effective care, wounds could get worse ...

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 ...

In patients with diabetic foot ulcers that looked healed and met the current definition of a closed wound, closed ulcers with functionally defective skin that lost more body water were likely to ...