For many long-term care facilities, wound care is largely tactical. Treatment protocol is often standardized and focused on the wound at hand. Best practice usually consists of placing medical ...

Scabs get a bad reputation because they’re dry, crusty, and inconvenient, but they are one of the body’s most effective ...

You nick yourself while cutting an onion, drawing blood. Or maybe you bump into your coffee table, scraping your shin. There are endless ways to break the skin. And as we age, our bodies become less ...

A model of the a-Heal wearable device. As a wound heals, it goes through several stages: clotting to stop bleeding, immune system response, scabbing, and scarring. A wearable device called “a-Heal,” ...

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Schwartz, MD Key Takeaways Serosanguineous drainage is normal during wound healing and is thin ...

When you’ve had a wound that required stitches, the recovery period can feel frustratingly slow. Whether from surgery, an accident, or another injury, properly cared for stitches not only heal faster ...

RenovaCare’s CellMist System Promises to Accelerate the Healing of Burns and Wounds A technology for spraying a patient’s own stem cells onto severe burns is helping patients to leave the hospital ...

From silver nanofibers to smart, sensory-packed dressings, the next generation of wound-healing technology is blurring the line between biology and engineering. A new review has looked at what’s ...

Depending on how severe your infection is, MRSA wounds can take from a few days to several months to heal. MRSA infections can range from a minor skin infection to a much more serious systemic ...