The World Health Organization (WHO) defines social determinants of health as the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age, that shape health. These factors include characteristics such as socioeconomic status, education, neighborhood and physical environment, employment and social support networks. Surprisingly, these social and environmental conditions account for 80 percent of health outcomes while only 20 percent are the result of care delivery.
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November is National Diabetes Month, a time dedicated to increasing understanding about diabetes, encouraging healthy lifestyle changes to prevent the disease and promoting education about how to manage this challenging condition if you have it.
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Allegan General Hospital’s (AGH’s) Wound Healing Center is raising awareness of diabetic foot ulcer recurrence during Diabetes Awareness Month. AGH’s Wound Healing Center offers advanced therapies to patients suffering from chronic wounds like diabetic foot ulcers.
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During tissue repair, myofibroblasts produce extracellular matrix (ECM) molecules for tissue resilience and strength. Altered ECM deposition can lead to tissue dysfunction and disease. Identification of distinct myofibroblast subsets is necessary to develop treatments for these disorders.
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In patients with diabetes who have hard-to-heal foot ulcers, a clinically and statistically significant benefit has been associated with the weekly application of autologous leukocytes, fibrin, and platelet patches (LeucoPatch), according to the results of a multicenter, randomized, controlled trial (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02224742) published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.
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Pharma companies are increasingly using technologies like mobile apps and chatbots to directly reach out to patients, through creating awareness on disease and helping them in adhering to treatment regimen.
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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is a treatment procedure that involves breathing 100% O2 for a certain time and under a certain pressure. HBOT is commonly administrated as a primary or alternative therapy for different diseases such as infections.
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Restoration of tissue integrity and homeostasis after injury is fundamental to most organisms. Throughout evolution, there is diversity in whether the healing response replaces the damaged tissue through regeneration or by depositing collagenous connective tissue, defined as fibrosis. The molecular basis that underlies the repair response is complex.
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A video shows the astonishing speed a wound heals, with scientists being surprised to discover recovery is faster during the day than at night-time. The pace cuts and scratches heal is thought to be controlled by the body’s ‘master clock’ in the brain.
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Researchers at the University of Arkansas have developed a new approach to diagnosing and monitoring chronic skin wounds, such as diabetic foot ulcers and pressure wounds.
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