Pineapples used by Brazilian researchers to speed wound healing
Brazilian researchers are developing an innovative process to use pineapples to speed the healing process for skin wounds, as Jim Drury reports.
Read MoreAdvanced Wound Care Technology Insights
Though the human body has a tremendous capability to heal itself, the wound healing process can sometimes stall due to a variety of reasons such as ischemia, bacterial contamination and chronic inflammation.
Read MoreInvention could help wheelchair patients avoid bedsores
“People ask, why didn’t we think of this before?” says Matt MacKenzie, the Nova Scotia inventor of a new medical device. It allows a caregiver — or a person slumped over in a wheelchair — to reposition simply by pressing a button on a hand-held remote control.
Read MoreThe Holy Name Institute for Wound Healing Opens in Teaneck
Chronic wounds affect 6.7 million people in the United States, and the incidence is expected to rise at a rate of 2 percent annually over the next decade. In response to the increasing demand, Holy Name Medical Center today announced the opening of its Institute for Wound Healing, located at 699 Teaneck Road in Teaneck.
Read MoreSmell receptors could help sniff out health problems, researchers say
Smell receptors found throughout the body could help diagnose and treat diseases, including cancer, according to a new review of studies. Researchers from the Ruhr-University Bochum in Germany, after examining more than 200 studies, determined that olfactory receptors — proteins that bind to odors aiding in the sense of smell — perform many unknown functions outside the nose.
Read MoreSANUWAVE Announces DFU Joint Investigational Partnership with HyperMed
SANUWAVE Health, Inc. (OTCQB: SNWV) is pleased to announce a partnership with HyperMed in Memphis, TN to sponsor a continuing clinical investigation on Diabetic Foot Ulcers (DFUs). This investigational work is expected to begin in August 2018.
Read MoreNew Device: Regenerative Bandage May Heal Wounds Safer; Faster
A simple cut or wound with someone with diabetes can become a very serious situation if left untreated. A team of researchers at Northwestern University have recently developed a new, “regenerative bandage” that may help heal wounds faster and safer — without using drugs.
Read MoreWound Care Center receives national award
The Wound Care Center at Halifax Regional has been recognized with a national award for clinical excellence. Leaders, physicians and clinicians from Halifax Regional recently gathered to celebrate the Center of Distinction award, which was given to The Wound Care Center by Healogics, the nation’s leading and largest wound care management company.
Read MoreCan We Wound Biofilms?
These complex 3D structures of bacteria explain many of the challenges clinicians face with wound care, infection and healing. Scientists are fighting back. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723) was the first person to delve into the field of microbiology and document initial observations of bacteria.
Read MoreCMS ends hyperbarioc oxygen treatment experiment despite savings
The CMS will not continue an experiment that saved Medicare millions of dollars by reducing the use of non-emergency hyperbaric oxygen therapy. The treatment uses pressurized oxygen to help expedite wound healing, particularly for diabetic wound care. Since the CMS launched the experiment in 2015, its spending per beneficiary per quarter dropped by $60, according to a report released Monday by the CMS. Federal data shows the experiment saved the government $17.6 million by 2017.
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