Tralokinumab safe, effective for older adults with atopic dermatitis, trial finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Sep 05, 2023
Results of a trial show that tralokinumab is safe, tolerable and effective in older adults to treat moderate to severe atopic dermatitis. The drug is already approved for adults who have the condition.
Aging sweat glands delay wound healing
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 06, 2016
Sweat glands play an important roll in how skin heals from injury, but they don’t work as well in seniors, say University of Michigan researchers.
‘Washing without water’ is more efficient and improves outcomes versus traditional bed bathing,...
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 18, 2014
Nursing homes could save money and improve resident skin care by using disposable wash gloves rather than giving traditional soap-and-water bed baths, according to results from a study in the Netherlands.
Ask the treatment expert … about bariatric residents
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Mar 05, 2015
Bariatric residents require special care related to pressure ulcer prevention and treatment, along with safe practices to prevent injury to both the resident and staff during caregiving activities.
Skin cell communication key to wound healing, study says
By
John Hall
Jan 06, 2017
Medical science may be getting closer to developing better treatments that cause damaged skin in the elderly to repair itself more quickly.
Ask the Treatment Expert about … skin risk assessment
By
Jeri Lundgren
Aug 09, 2018
Is the Braden Scale a comprehensive skin risk assessment?
What is xerosis?
By
Donna Sardina
Mar 01, 2011
Donna Sardina, RN, MHA, WCC, President, Wound Care Education Institute
Ask the Treatment Expert about … how pressure injury staging descriptions have changed
Aug 06, 2016
In addition to the change in terminology from pressure ulcer to injury, NPUAP’s April 13, 2016, press release announced refined descriptions of pressure injury (ulcer) stages.
Terminology for skin rashes
By
Donna Sardina
Jan 03, 2011
Donna Sardina, RN, MHA, WCC,President, Wound Care Education Institute
Curly-fiber briefs could bring care relief
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 06, 2017
Incontinence briefs made with spiral-shaped fibers can acidify the skin of older nursing home patients, according to a new study from the University of Minnesota School of Nursing.