HMP, a leader in healthcare events and education, today announced that its annual Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC) Spring, taking place in San Antonio, Texas, May 7-11, 2019, and serving as the annual meeting of the Wound Healing Society (WHS), has received endorsements from the following prominent organizations: American Physical Therapy Association’s Academy of Clinical Electrophysiology and Wound Management
Read MoreMediWound Ltd., a fully-integrated biopharmaceutical company bringing innovative therapies to address unmet needs in severe burn and wound management, today announced that it has met its primary and all secondary endpoints in its pivotal U.S. Phase 3 clinical study (DETECT) with NexoBrid to treat patients with deep partial thickness and full thickness thermal burns intended for submission for Biological License Application (BLA) from U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Read MoreCongratulations to The Slimsons, the top point earner for New Year, New You challenge week one. The Slimsons includes two participants in the Friends & Family category. NYNY is an eight-week wellness challenge that encourages participants to develop positive lifestyle changes. NYNY is about exercising and eating right. It’s also about staying healthy. One way to improve or maintain health is through proper wound care.
Read MoreTo improve patients access to health, Saint Peter’s Healthcare System has joined with another company to arrange transportation to and from non-emergency medical appointments. The hospital entered a partnership with RoundTrip, a two-year old Philadelphia-based company that schedules rides for people to make appointments for a long list of purposes.
Read MoreJuan Mendoza’s injury started as a simple blister caused by new tennis shoes. He assumed the small skin abrasion would resolve itself with simple home remedies, but because Mendoza is diabetic, the blister became a severe diabetic ulcer and threatened his life.
Read MorePrevention has been a primary goal of pressure ulcer research. Despite such efforts, pressure ulcers remain common in hospitals and the community. Moreover, pressure ulcers often become chronic wounds that are difficult to treat and tend to recur after healing.
Read MoreSkin, our largest and outermost organ, faces numerous challenges, including wounds, infections, inflammatory disorders, and cancer. Fortunately, it does not meet these challenges alone. Our skin is home to complex microbial communities, the skin microbiota, that play a fundamental role in the protection and control of this barrier surface.
Read MoreHealogics, the nation’s largest provider of advanced chronic wound care services, today announced that Keith Koford has been appointed to serve as General Counsel. In this role, Koford will be responsible for the entire legal function of the organization, including implementing all strategic and tactical legal initiatives.
Read MoreJamal Rushdy, chief executive of Collagen Solutions PLC, discusses with Proactive Investors a manufacturing agreement that’s been reached for the Excellagen product with Olaregen Therapeutix – a New York-based firm focused on products in the wound care market.
Read MoreOn Dec. 18, the new Parkview Huntington Hospital (PHH) Center for Wound Healing officially opened its doors to patients. Now, Huntington County residents who have struggled with chronic, non-healing wounds have closer-to-home access to clinically proven, state-of-the-art treatments that can help their bodies heal.
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