Our skin is pretty amazing and whether it’s a small cut or a surgery incision, it will usually heal itself, but what happens if it doesn’t? In today’s Your Health with Bellin, the experts at Bellin Health’s Wound Healing Center answer these questions.
Read MoreBaystate Mary Lane Outpatient Center will celebrate the opening of its new Wound & Hyperbaric Medicine Center on Friday with a ribbon cutting and tours of the facility from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Read MoreFebruary is Heart Health Awareness Month, and Allegan General Hospital’s Wound Healing Center, a member of the Healogics network, is working to spread awareness about how cardiovascular diseases can affect the wound healing process.
Read MoreFebruary is both Black History Month and American Heart Month, an initiative created to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease and how people can prevent it.
Read MoreNew insights on circumventing a key obstacle on the road to anti-scarring treatment have been published by Maksim Plikus, an associate professor in development and cell biology at the UCI School of Biological Sciences and colleagues in Nature Communications.
Read MoreA study, published in the Journal Materials Today Communications, reveals that sugar can treat the poor-healing of skin wounds such as those caused by diabetes and chronic ulcers. Researchers from the University of Sheffield and COMSATS Institute of Technology conducted the respective research.
Read MoreHe caught his leg on the metal steps leading up to his truck, and his diabetic condition kept the wound from healing. By the time he went to the doctor, infection had almost reached the bone.
Read MoreHeart health is important to the body’s overall wellness and function. The heart circulates oxygen and nutrient-rich blood throughout the body. When the heart is not working properly, just about every function is affected and that includes wound healing.
Read MoreThere is a vast number of treatments on the market for the management of wounds and burns, representing a multi-billion dollar industry worldwide. These include conventional wound dressings, dressings that incorporate growth factors to stimulate and facilitate the wound healing process, and skin substitutes that incorporate patient-derived cells.
Read MoreData Reveal Lumee Platform Measures Tissue Oxygen Level Changes in Response to Standard of Care Procedures, Showing Potential to Help Monitor Disease Progression and Guide Clinical Management for PAD
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