From rinsing a wound to bandaging, there are a few key steps to cleaning a wound and helping to prevent infection. Cleaning a wound is the first important step in preventing infection and promoting ...

CMS spending on skin substitutes is rising. New policies are an important first step in reform to ensure patient access and ...

Saljet saline vials are easy-to-use, unit dose sterile saline for wound care. They eliminate the need for large saline bottles and needles, and they greatly reduce the chance of infection in long-term ...

Fungating breast cancer wounds require daily cleaning and proper dressings to manage symptoms. If surgery isn't an option, cleaning dead tissue and using specific dressings can help care for the wound ...

Diabetes significantly complicates the wound healing process through multiple mechanisms that work against the body’s natural recovery abilities. High blood glucose levels damage blood vessels, ...

New turnkey solution supports post-operative and wound care patients with HCPCS-compliant collagen kits and simple insurance verification*MESQUITE, Texas, Dec. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- MPM Medical , a ...

Keren Carrión / NPR In a van parked outside a church in Baltimore’s Carrollton Ridge neighborhood, Gerald A. Hill Sr. is preparing wound care kits for people addicted to opioids. Baltimore's harm ...

Flies can lay eggs in open wounds, a situation more common in hot, humid areas. These eggs hatch into larvae that feed on tissue, causing pain, inflammation, and potential infection. Early detection ...

STANDISH, Mich. (WJRT) - Ascension Standish Hospital announced that a new wound care center is scheduled to open on Oct. 18. The new wound care center will be open as an outpatient service center that ...

STANDISH, Mich. (WJRT) - Chronic wounds affect nearly 7 million people in the U.S. and that number is on the rise due to an aging population, an increase in diabetes, obesity and radiation therapy.