Medically reviewed by Michael Menna, DO Key Takeaways Wound healing happens in four stages: homeostasis, inflammation, ...

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

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 ...

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,” ...

Engineers at the University of California, Santa Cruz have developed a new smart bandage called “a-Heal” that may change how ...

The novel hydrogel adapts to wound environments, offering precise antibacterial and regenerative support, addressing the ...

A preclinical study in mice and human tissue has uncovered a molecular pathway that may help to explain why wounds inside the mouth can heal quickly and without scars. The researchers, co-led by teams ...