Will diabetic foot ulcer and venous leg ulcer treatment be easier to get in the future? How will manufacturers adjust to the growing demands and unstable future of reimbursement for skin substitutes?
Read MoreAn alarming 33 percent of Americans currently suffer from cardiovascular disease. Throughout Heart Health Awareness Month, Southeastern Health’s Southeastern Wound Healing Center, a member of the Healogics network, will work to spread awareness about how cardiovascular diseases can affect the wound-healing process.
Read More“I had such a sweet peace on me. I knew God had this and He would see me through.” Collette Dishman knew that God was taking care of her even when she came close to losing her life. Collette was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2010, that stemmed from an infection in her foot or pressure points caused by uneven pressure when walking. The infection resulted in the partial amputation of her left foot.
Read MoreThe physicians and clinicians at Northwest Wound Care use leading edge therapies to reintroduce the body’s innate ability to heal chronic wounds. One state-of-the-art therapy being used to save limbs from amputation updates the old folk wisdom that “Fresh air cures anything.”
Read MoreMat-Su Regional Medical Center is now the only place in Alaska where patients can receive hyperbaric treatment. The program relies on altering air pressure around patients, which can markedly improve patients’ recovery.
Read MorePatients with burns, diabetic wounds, and radiation wounds can have complications with healing. All of those types of injuries are ones doctors at Clear Lake Regional Hospital say should try their hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
Read MoreLa Porte Hospital is pleased to announce that Dr. Adam Conn has been appointed as the Medical Director of its Wound Care services. Wound Care services combines the expertise of specialized wound care providers and nurses with the resources of an advanced medical procedures to expedite healing for wounds.
Read MoreApplied Tissue Technologies (ATT) announced Monday it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) device. NPWT devices have been used in the U.S. to help heal wounds since the 1990s but currently require healthcare professionals to place foam, gauze or another filler material over the area being treated.
Read MoreSutures or staples are the norm to close deep wounds that won’t otherwise heal on their own. But a Houston medtech company says it has a better way. DermaClip makes an eponymous device that the company says is a non-invasive way to foster wound healing. The DermaClip device is an adhesive strip placed across a wound.
Read MoreLEDs or light emitting diodes are semiconductor devices that release light, of different wavelengths, when an electric current passes through. LED phototherapy is a non-invasive and non-thermal procedure, involving the use of LEDs for a range of medical and aesthetic uses.
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