Recent CDC reports found dozens of tetanus deaths since 2011 and four cases in children in 2024. CNN’s Dr. Leana Wen explains ...

Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is one of the most serious complications of diabetes and a major cause of lower-limb amputation.

To address this problem, scientists are developing new ways to treat infected wounds using specially designed nanomaterials ...

The Food and Drug Administration this week cleared a second carcass-feasting fly species for use in maggot wound therapy, ...

What Is an Avulsion Wound? An avulsion wound refers to a wound in which a part of the body has been torn off or removed through either surgery or trauma. There are many types of avulsion wounds, ...

As the global burden of infected wounds continues to rise-with over 300 million surgeries performed annually and ...

National Nurses Week, celebrated May 6-12, 2017, offers an opportunity to reflect on the art and science of the profession, which combines clinical knowledge and the ability to make a difference in ...

This review provides a comprehensive analysis of diverse cell-engineered technologies for wound healing and tissue regeneration, highlighting various engineered techniques in a single article. It ...

You’re chopping food for dinner and slice yourself by accident. Or maybe your child gets gashed while playing on gravel. It looks like it might be serious. First of all, if it’s an emergency, call 911 ...

Years ago, during my "marketing and sales period", a nurse approached me during a break at a seminar to ask my advice about a patient and his wound. Instead of describing the patient and his problems, ...

The department is taking aim at pricey “skin substitutes,” an overused wound care treatment that cost the government nearly ...

The mouse excisional wound healing model has been used extensively to study wound healing and cutaneous regeneration. However, as mouse skin is mobile, contraction accounts for a large part of wound ...