Ask the treatment expert: What’s the best dressing for wet wounds?
By
Susan Wickard
Jul 01, 2011
Susan Wickard, RN, BSN, CWCN, CWS, CLNC, Clinical Advisor, American Association for LTC Nursing
Clinical briefs for Friday, March 12
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 12, 2021
It’s time to appoint medical directors in assisted living, panel says … UK COVID variant 64% more deadly … Thousands of bottles of Lipitor generic pulled over impurity fears … Scientists detect...
FDA approves first nerve-stimulation device to aid stroke recovery
Aug 27, 2021
Vivistim System is a prescription therapy for ischemic stroke patients who have moderate-to-severe difficulty moving their arms and hands
CMS: Medicare SNF reimbursements to rise by $500 million
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 16, 2015
Medicare would increase skilled nursing facility reimbursements by 1.4%, or $500 million, in 2016 under an updated payment rate proposed Wednesday.
Ask the treatment expert: What are the most important things to know about lower-extremity ulcers?
Jan 03, 2012
Susan Wickard, RN, BSN, CWCN, CWS, CLNC, Clinical Advisor, American Association for LTC Nursing
Span-America launches Encore Bed
Sep 30, 2014
Span-America recently launched an Encore bed meant to help those in long-term care.
Ask the treatment expert … about the relationship of pain and wounds
By
Susan Wickard
Feb 01, 2013
How can we best identify pain associated with wounds?
Researchers: Company’s ultrasound scans could lead to better wound care
By
Haymarket Media
Mar 07, 2007
Better preventive wound care may be accomplished with the use of high-resolution ultrasound imaging, according to researchers in two separate studies.
Psoriasis treatment released
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 12, 2019
Prosoria has entered the market as the first once-daily treatment for patients.
Wrinkle filler holds promise for wounds, researchers say
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 07, 2019
Hyaluronic acid has been used to fill in wrinkles since the early 2000s, but Lithuanian researchers are exploring whether its power might be more than skin deep.