Bio-inks are becoming an increasingly common feature of next-generation medicine. These inks consist of living cells from donor tissues that may be suspended in bio-compatible solutions or polymers. The bio-inks are laid down or deposited using techniques much like medical-grade 3D printing.
Read MoreThe American College of Wound Healing and Tissue Repair (ACWHTR) a non-profit organization committed to advancing the field of wound care through education, research, and advocacy, is holding their Seventh Meeting on October 5-6 at the Chicago Marriott Magnificent Mile.
Read MoreThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Eluvia Drug-Eluting Vascular Stent System (Boston Scientific) for the treatment of peripheral artery disease. The Eluvia stent is designed to release paclitaxel for a 1-year time frame to prevent tissue regrowth that might otherwise block the stented artery.
Read MoreBeverly Hospital will be hosting its first Amputation Prevention Summit on Saturday, September 29, 2018 on the hospital campus at 309 West Beverly Boulevard, Montebello, California, drawing clinicians from the greater Los Angeles area.
Read MoreFor most patients, getting stitches to close a wound is like adding insult to injury. But scientists have revealed a new bandage made of tiny pieces of gold intertwined in silk that could one day replace them.
Read MoreChronic wounds impact the lives of millions of Americans, yet the stories of those suffering are rarely told. As a result, chronic wounds have turned into a silent epidemic that remains largely invisible to the general public.
Read MoreWhen you skinned your knee as a kid, the scrape healed on its own with little more than a bandage and mom’s TLC. Now that you’re older, wounds can take much longer to heal — sometimes many months.
Read MoreOne Call, the nation’s leading provider of workers’ compensation care management services, and Broadspire®, a subsidiary of Crawford & Company® and a leading global third-party administrator, today announced a partnership to develop a customized patient-centric wound resource program to improve wound healing of injured workers.
Read MoreThree months after Halifax police said they were investigating the death of a woman suffering from a serious bedsore, the provincial government has appointed an expert panel to conduct a broad review of the long-term care system.
Read MoreSurgical site infections are a significant complication that can prevent proper wound healing, require expensive treatment and may even lead to death in severe cases. Patients with higher body mass indices and with diabetes have an increased risk of developing incision infections.
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