Medicare spending on “skin substitutes” made of dried placenta has soared as doctors pocket lucrative discounts from sellers.

A non-contact wearable device measures the skin’s ‘microclimate’ for continuous, real-time monitoring of wounds and wound healing. Read the paper: A non-contact wearable device for ...

Skin ulcers are crater-like, open wounds on the skin. Ulcers are roughly circular with a raw center. They often have thick and raised outer borders and may leak clear fluid, blood, or pus. Skin ulcers ...

As soon as summer begins, the sun starts getting stronger, the temperature rises and our skin is the first to fall prey to it ...

Dermatologist Manjot Marwah, in a podcast, recently advised against using Dettol on wounds as it makes the healing process ...

Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window The runaway costs of skin substitutes for treating chronic wounds have experts and accountable care organizations (ACOs ...

In a closed wound, tissue damage and bleeding occur under the surface of the skin. Examples of closed wounds include bruises. An open wound involves a break in the skin that leaves the internal ...

Northwestern University researchers have developed the first wearable device for measuring gases emitted from and absorbed by ...

Growing up, we trusted Dettol for every scraped knee and cut—but it turns out, we may have been doing it wrong. Dermatologist Dr Manjot Marwah warns against using Dettol on wounds, saying it can burn ...

If you are having surgery, or if you have a wound, your skin may be closed in a variety of ways. There are many methods used to keep a surgical incision or wound tightly closed so that it can heal ...

After surviving a likely gunshot wound in July, a bald eagle in Missouri is showing an important sign of recovery–keratin ...

A new study has revealed that aloe vera offers “exceptional anti-aging effects” and could even help treat and prevent skin ...