At University of Utah Health, our team of highly trained physical therapists has years of experience and specialized training in lymphedema therapy and wound care. Our friendly and compassionate ...

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 ...

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, ...

Three wound care centers across Michigan’s Great Lakes Bay Region have received recognition for their clinical performance ...

The lowly maggot gets a bad rap, mostly known for feeding on corpses and rotting meat.

No matter the size or severity, wounds on human skin are difficult to monitor while they heal. Biopsies disrupt the wound site and are too invasive for routine, repeated monitoring, and most medical ...

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 ...

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, ...

How Does Vacuum-Assisted Closure Work? ‌Negative pressure wound therapy involves a special dressing connected to a pump that gently draws fluid and infection from the wound. A nurse will: Clean the ...

An Oregon family alleged in a $100 million lawsuit that their 18-year-old son died from an infection after doctors at a ...