A multi-disciplinary team of UPMC clinicians has developed comprehensive clinical protocols for managing hospitalized ...

Earlier this year, a five-year-old boy was killed at an "alternative medicine clinic" in the United States, when the ...

or those who simply want to know more about wilderness medicine. Training covers patient assessment, providing care with limited resources, decisions on calling for additional help, splinting, wound ...

They may result from falls, blunt trauma, and surgery. The most suitable wound care may depend on the type of wound someone has. Some examples of open wounds include the following. An abrasion ...

Dr. Stone's field of practice is Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine. A past president of the Texas Affiliate of the American Diabetes Association, Dr. Stone received his medical degree from the ...

Although there is wide variation in the cause, location, and characteristics of chronic wounds, collectively, chronic wounds ...

It is a nonadherent dressing to moist wound beds but adheres ultra-gently to dry skin (Bayer Health Care Partners, 2000). It conforms well to body contours without causing friction. This dressing ...

Assessment is a critical issue in wound care. Improperly or incompletely assessed wound create all types of problems, including incorrect treatment. Recently, I was changing a vacuum-assisted ...

The latest research advancements and innovation in citrate-based biomaterials. Discover how biomaterials are driving high-quality orthopedic and wound care medicine to improve patient outcomes. As a ...