A new dressing made from plant-based materials can deliver antibiotics directly to wounds during critical early stages of infection, according to researchers from the University of Bath. The study, ...

Roundtable discussions often bring together experts to share examples of best practice and discuss the challenges facing their specialism. A recent Nursing Times roundtable, supported by Mölnlycke, ...

Nurses at a hospital in Montreal say they've discovered a better way to treat infected wounds. Diabetics can develop infected foot ulcers that fail to heal properly with conventional treatments. To ...

Manually removing patient dressings to visually inspect chronic wounds could soon become a thing of the past. Chronic wounds are an increasing and costly healthcare issue, particularly in countries ...

This evidence summary discusses the best available evidence for advanced wound dressings and antimicrobial dressings for managing common chronic wounds (diabetic foot ulcers, pressure ulcers, venous ...

A Belfast nurse who failed to wash his hands before dressing a patient’s wounds has been struck off. The nurse on a specialist surgical unit also confessed to taking blood from a patient with ...

Newly developed microparticles can infiltrate stubborn bacterial matrices and release tiny oxygen bubbles to clean surfaces ...

For people living on the streets, even a small wound can become a serious medical emergency. A team of nurses is treating ...

FOND DU LAC - Patricia Schmitz is happy with what she sees. The registered nurse and case manager leans in to look at the small wounds that are remnants of diabetic ulcers on the bottom of Patrick ...

LONDON, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Smith+Nephew (LSE: SN, NYSE: SNN), the global medical technology business, announces the publication of a new peer-reviewed article in Wounds International. The ...