Yearly mammography results in fewer advanced-stage cancers … Women may be undertreated for obstructive sleep apnea … Statin use heightens odds of skin infection, diabetes … Sleep deprivation triples...
More than just a wristwatch
Apr 17, 2012
The Basis Band resembles an ordinary watch. But skin-responsive sensors have been tacked to the bottom of the device to track a resident’s daily heart rate, caloric burn, physical activity, and sleep...
Ask the treatment expert
By
Donna Sardina
Oct 01, 2008
Donna Sardina, RN, MHA, WCC President, Wound Care Education Institute
Long-term care providers should be eligible for EHR incentives, providers stress
By
McKnight's Staff
Aug 22, 2012
Federal health officials need to offer long-term care providers incentives to adopt Stage 3 Meaningful Use criteria for electronic health records, a provider group recommended.
Guidelines on Hand Hygiene for Healthcare Workers from the World Health Organization
May 07, 2009
Guidelines on Hand Hygiene for Healthcare Workers from the World Health Organization
Wound care company introduces new technology
Nov 08, 2017
Swift Medical has introduced Swift AutoDepth technology, which lets clinicians take wound depth measurements at the point of care using a smartphone camera.
New wound data released
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 14, 2019
PolarityTE Inc., a biotechnology company developing and commercializing regenerative tissue products and biomaterials, has released data from studies looking at its SkinTE™ product for closure of diabetic...
Hydrogel showed ‘staggering’ results in diabetic cell study
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 05, 2017
A new hydrogel created by engineering researchers at the University of Toronto prompts skin cells to crawl toward one another, healing chronic wounds.
Psoriasis drug called candidate for Alzheimer’s treatment
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 09, 2014
A drug used to treat a chronic skin infection holds promise for stimulating a certain enzyme in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients, according to a new study.
Chronic skin ulcers are among top comorbid conditions associated with dementia, researchers find
By
Tim Mullaney
May 14, 2014
Chronic skin ulcers and heart issues are among the comorbidities that are significantly linked with the presence of dementia, according to recently published research findings.