Jolaine Murrell filed a lawsuit alleging that HighPointe Assisted Living and Memory Care failed to notice problems and get ...

Social services investigators determined a Henrico County nursing home resident, who said his wound became infested with ...

Shorter wound healing time, fewer dressing changes and the opportunity for earlier discharge from the hospital. These are some of the benefits of negative pressure wound therapy to treat wound ...

WELLESLEY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lumicell, Inc., a leader in the field of image-guided cancer surgery, today announced that it has created a new division to drive the expansion of its pioneering ...

A new method for detection of infection in wounds could take physicians less than a minute to complete, rather than the current 24 hours it takes for diagnosis. A new method for detection of infection ...

Example of wound care performed with metapleural gland secretions collected from the gland of the individual providing care. The infected ant is marked in white. We first observe wound care by the ...

Simply put, wound-care products aim to heal wounds in a timely manner and control infection. Wound-care products cost the U.S. healthcare system over $7 billion in 2007. When one considers the ...

Flies can lay eggs in open wounds, a situation more common in hot, humid areas. These eggs hatch into larvae that feed on ...

Consequences are dire: CMS data shows that seniors denied home health are 34% more likely to be re-hospitalized and 41% more ...