Understanding Varicose Veins Varicose veins arise from a chronic circulatory disorder called chronic venous insufficiency ...

Drexel University researchers have found a new method for treating chronic wounds: an ultrasound applicator that can be worn like an adhesive bandage. The device delivers low-frequency, low-intensity ...

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

Treatment significantly improved venous leg ulcer healing, a study found. Aug. 4, 2012— -- Spray-on skin cells significantly improved wound healing versus standard care in patients with venous ...

We all cut ourselves from time to time. We get scratches when we garden, cuts when we’re chopping vegetables for dinner and wounds when we fall because we had no business roller-skating. But for some, ...

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., March 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Merakris Therapeutics announced the publication of positive clinical trial results from the first part of its ongoing Phase 2, ...

Honey is a nontoxic, inexpensive product that can be ingested for nutritional value or applied locally for treatment of nonhealing ulcers. If the patient does not have a history of bee or pollen ...

The study, which includes the first resource detailing the role of microRNAs in the wound-repair process, shows that aberrant levels of a trio of microRNAs may impair healing in venous ulcers. The ...

More than 70% of leg ulcers are caused by venous diseases, and their prevalence increases with age. Venous leg ulcers account for most chronic lower-limb wounds observed in primary care, underscoring ...

Dr. Weldon Murry of MANA Foot and Ankle Clinic in Fayetteville recently earned the Certified Wound Specialist Physician ...

We all cut ourselves. Whether we’re gardening, cutting vegetables in the kitchen, riding a bike or any number of other activities, cuts, scrapes and wounds are bound to happen at some point. Sometimes ...