Chronic wounds affect thousands of patients each year and can lead to serious complications, including amputation and death.
For individuals managing diabetes, the ramifications of seemingly minor cuts and wounds stretch far beyond ordinary injury concerns. These seemingly trivial injuries can pose significant and ...
Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. To detect wound complications as soon as they happen, researchers have invented a battery-free “smart suture” that can wirelessly sense ...
The increasing prevalence of diabetes worldwide has led to a rise in diabetic wounds, such as diabetic foot ulcers, which are challenging to treat and can result in amputation. Traditional treatments ...
June marks the 10 th annual Wound Care Awareness Month. The month focuses on educating the underserved chronic wound population about the importance of early detection and treatment of chronic wounds.
Weeping legs, a term used to describe fluid that leaks or oozes from the leg, can be a complex condition to manage. While your legs may weep fluid for various reasons, it could be a symptom, or ...
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has become one of the first in the UK to pilot cutting-edge artificial intelligence technology to transform how wounds are assessed and monitored in ...
An experimental compound reduced complications of type 1 and type 2 diabetes in mice—not by lowering blood sugar—but by countering its consequences of cell death, inflammation, and organ damage.
Diabetes is a chronic disease that affects the way your body deals with blood sugar, otherwise known as glucose, the major source of energy for our cells. Being aware of early warning signs can help ...