Scientists unveil a possible new way of healing wounds in the future
In less than a second, this chip would deliver reprogramming factors (pre-programmed DNA or RNA) non-invasively into living skin cells via a high-intensity, focused electric field, converting them into...
View ArticleDoctors Find New Natural Way to Prevent Scars
Scars are a particularly sore subject for most people. Not only are they aesthetically unpleasing, but some of them can prove painful. That’s why research into minimizing the appearance of scars...
View ArticleCompression Sock for Excessive Sitting or Standing
Success as an HME compression provider takes commitment, education and an understanding that there is more to compression beyond the feet. The compression sock is an integral product to carry for any...
View ArticleA Conversation With the PJ Medical Director
LTC Stephen Rush joined the New York Air National Guard as a pararescue flight surgeon with the 103rd Rescue Squadron in 2007. His job was to train and sustain the medical readiness of PJs assigned to...
View ArticleCrawford bags FDA clearance for wound dressing that will ‘save limbs’
Crawford Healthcare, one of the biggest makers of advanced wound-care products in the UK, has won clearance from US regulators for a medical dressing that it says will “save limbs”. The product, called...
View ArticleGene Therapy for Non-Healing Diabetic Foot Ulcers Starts Phase III Trial
Safety and Efficacy Study of VM202 in the Treatment of Chronic Non-Healing Foot Ulcers. This study will assess the safety and efficacy of using gene therapy via intramuscular injections of the calf for...
View ArticleNurses, Doctors and Hospitals use Google Glass
For surgical collaboration; rural telemedicine, nurses and doctors at Hospitals use Google Glass. Indianapolis-based Hodei Technology is bringing Glass to hospitals in two different ways: as a tool for...
View ArticleScientists Seek People with Primary Progressive MS and Other Forms of MS to...
Investigators at the University of California in San Francisco are recruiting people with MS for an international study of the gut microbiome – the population of bacteria in the gut – in MS. They are...
View ArticleCervical Biopsy more efficient, less painful via new method
Physicians evaluate new device to test for cervical cancer. Comparison of Tissue Yield Using Frictional Fabric Brush Versus Sharp Curettage For Endocervical Curettage. Women undergoing cervical...
View ArticleHope for first drug against lymphedema
Many cancer patients, especially those who’ve undergone breast cancer treatment, experience painful, swollen limbs, a condition called lymphedema. Now researchers say they’ve found an underlying...
View ArticleStudy shows link between prophylactic dressing use and reduction in pressure...
A new study shows a clear association between the prophylactic use of five-layer foam sacral dressings and reductions in pressure injury rates. Specifically, the study looked at the prophylactic use of...
View ArticleCould probiotics replace antibiotics in wound healing?
The microbiome is known to play a major role in gut health, but what about our skin? Billions of bacteria reside there, and the probiotic types may hold great potential to prevent infections during...
View ArticleSlugs inspire a surgical bio glue
Slugs secrete biological defensive mucus that has now inspired a new type of surgical glue, prepared by researchers. This “bio-glue” has three main properties, it can move with the body, it is...
View ArticleOmentum flap as a salvage procedure in deep sternal wound infection
Introduction: Deep sternal wound infections (DSWIs) are rare but devastating complication after median sternotomy following cardiac surgery. Especially in the presence of artificial material or...
View ArticleSalivary peptide promotes wound healing, research reveals
A study published online in The FASEB Journal delves into the mystifying fact that wounds in your mouth heal faster and more efficiently than wounds elsewhere. Until now, it was understood that saliva...
View ArticleInjectable gel holds promise as wound-healing material for strokes
A research team led by UCLA biomolecular engineers and doctors has demonstrated a therapeutic material that could one day promote better tissue regeneration following a wound or a stroke. During the...
View ArticleBacterial biofilms, begone
By some estimates, bacterial strains resistant to antibiotics — so-called superbugs — will cause more deaths than cancer by 2050. By some estimates, bacterial strains resistant to antibiotics —...
View ArticleScientists find a new approach for fighting bacteria in skin wounds
Jitka Petrlova at Lund University, Sweden, together with Peter Bond’s team at the A*STAR Bioinformatics Institute, has discovered a strategy that the body uses to neutralize invading microbes. This...
View ArticleUVA student invents a new type of five-layered wound technology
Ashwinraj Karthikeyan, a student in UVA’s School of Engineering and Applied Science, will present his invention, Phoenix-Aid – a new type of five-layered wound care technology set to revolutionize how...
View ArticleNew smartphone app measures wound depth
Swift Medical, a wound care company based in Toronto, has launched its AutoDepth technology, a mobile phone app that measures the depth of wounds by waving it over the injury without ever making...
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