More than 6.5 million Americans are affected by chronic wounds annually, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It’s a challenging problem. An open wound that won’t heal can result in ...

A bacterium found in the wound microbiome can accelerate healing, highlighting the potential for microbiota-based wound therapies. “This study is unique in terms of bringing light on the good part of ...

The new Rehab-to-Home Activity Room on the second floor of IU Health Jay in Portland features a bed, washer, dryer, range, microwave, refrigerator and showers. The facility is used to help gauge ...

University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center has opened a new wound care center, the first and only one in Ashland County. The center, located on the fourth floor of the hospital campus, offers care ...

Skin grafts genetically engineered from a patient's own cells can heal persistent wounds in people with an extremely painful dermatologic disease, a Stanford Medicine-led clinical trial has shown. The ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Currents of electricity flowing through the body are often associated with bad things like electrocution. However, that power can be ...

Racial trauma is the stressful impact or emotional pain of one’s experience with racism, discrimination, and racial violence. The reactions to this trauma reflect injury to a person, and not a mental ...

For people with diabetes, high blood sugar can damage blood vessels and nerves, leading to chronic wounds that stay open for months. But a new gel-based treatment could massively speed up the healing ...