The treatment of chronic wounds represents a major public health challenge, starting with diabetic foot ulcers which affect ...

A University of Missouri researcher has unveiled a safer, smarter way to fight drug-resistant infections. Dr. Hongmin Sun, an ...

Bandaged wounds need to be checked for infection, yet removing the bandage to check the wound can delay its healing. Australian scientists may have a fix for this paradox, in the form of a dressing ...

Hongmin Sun, an associate professor in the School of Medicine, demonstrated that a spray-mist device can deliver last-resort ...

A bundle of protocols including patient education, skin prep, and glove changes reduced infections at a large US surgical ...

Can you supply a good primer for aides and others to determine whether a wound is infected? The skin is a protective barrier that prevents harmful microorganisms from entering the body and attacking ...

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 ...

It’s notoriously difficult for doctors to identify a wound that is becoming infected. Clinical signs and symptoms are imprecise and methods of identifying bacteria can be time-consuming and ...

Today on The Law & You “Is it malpractice if my wound got infected because my hospital nurse didn’t change dressings during a ...