Wound care is significantly supported by the vital role played by surgical dressings, strategically designed to foster an ideal environment for effective wound healing. Commonly utilized in the ...

I opted out of Medicare many years ago, so I could skip articles like the one referenced below. I don’t. Kathleen Schaum writes a very informative article on the ins & outs of reimbursement for ...

Photothermal therapy: A novel surgical dressing promotes tissue healing and prevents tumour recurrence by eliminating residual melanoma cells. It could also enable smaller surgical resections than ...

A new type of dressing for post-surgical treatment of melanoma has been created by scientists who have discovered a new method for making a material that can kill cancer cells and simultaneously ...

Scientists from the University of Nottingham have combined graphene oxide, elastin, and ethanol to develop a new method to make this material conductive so it can be heated to kill melanoma cells but ...

The committee noted considerable evidence to show the effectiveness of PICO in reducing rates of surgical site infections (18 studies) and seromas (7 studies). The company did meta-analyses using a ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Smith & Nephew (NYSE:SNN; LSE:SN), the global medical technology business, welcomes the launch of new medical technologies guidance from the UK National Institute for Health ...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DrySee®, a medical technology company dedicated to improving wound care, created the first patented wound dressing that will change colors to indicate it should be changed.

SAN DIEGO — A San Diego-area surgeon has invented a new post-surgery adhesive bandage that doctors say could be a game changer in preventing infections or other complications. Dr. Mark Mofid created ...

And now, Manuka honey is proving a gamechanger in the fight against extremely drug-resistant infections, according to a new study published in the journal Frontiers. Scientists say they have developed ...