Diabetes can lead to ulcers that patients don’t even feel or notice until the sight of blood. And because ulcers can’t heal on their own, 14 to 24 percent of diabetics in the U.S. who experience them end up losing their toes, foot or leg.
Read MoreWounds are a serious issue for diabetics. About 30 million Americans have diabetes, and 1 out of every 4 will experience a foot ulcer. Statistics show that 15 percent of diabetic foot ulcers progress to amputation, and 50 percent will die within five years of an amputation. Furthermore, 40 percent of people with a healed foot ulcer will develop a new ulcer within a year.
Read MoreSeveral new trends have emerged in the healthcare industry today with the assistance of AI and its applications. New innovations and technological developments in healthcare have greatly improved the roles of doctors, patients, and medical staffs in various medical functions like admission, patient care, and checkups.
Read MoreDiabetes is one of the most common, chronic conditions in the U.S. — the seventh leading cause of death and the top leading cause of kidney failure, lower limb amputation and adult-onset blindness.
Read MoreCalcium channel blockers (CCBs) may be effective in averting peripheral artery disease (PAD) in patients with hypertension, according to results presented at the Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association, held November 10 to 12, 2018.
Read MoreNovember is Diabetes Awareness Month, and a local specialist wants you to know more about what often becomes a severe side-effect. A specialist at HSHS St. Joseph’s center for wound care told News 18 that 18,500 people around the Chippewa Valley have diabetes, and one in four of those people is likely to have or develop a diabetic ulcer.
Read MoreBattlefield tested in the most austere military environments for over a decade, the power of Silverlon antimicrobial silver-nylon wound technology is now quickly making its way into civilian operating rooms, hospitals, and healthcare facilities around the globe.
Read MoreChart-based surveillance reviews indicate that the incidence of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers (HAPUs) declined 23 percent during 2010–14, equating to an estimated savings of $1 billion during that period.
Read MoreFluorescence biomodulation (FB), a form of photobiomodulation (PBM) that is also known as low energy level light (LELL), has become an increasingly used clinical tool to induce wound healing in wounds that remain recalcitrant to treatment.
Read MoreNovember is National Diabetes Awareness Month – a great time to focus on diabetes, as well as a serious health concern facing diabetics: foot ulcers and wound care.
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