Seniors who’ve had shingles have a low short-term risk for coming down with the painful skin condition again, regardless of vaccination status, researchers say.
Ask the treatment expert: When is it time to discontinue a specialty mattress for a patient who has healed...
Mar 01, 2021
When is it time to discontinue a specialty mattress for a patient who has healed pressure ulcers?
Ask the treatment expert: tips for consistent wound measurements
By
Donna Sardina
Jul 01, 2010
Donna Sardina, RN, MHA, WCC, President, Wound Care Education Institute
Capturing memories for seniors
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 09, 2018
School’s out for summer, but Sarina Helmer and Arlene Schmid will always be able to look back on the time they spent together. Helmer spent part of her senior year of high school putting together...
Gentell releases latest wound advisor
Apr 14, 2015
Gentell Inc. announced its latest version of Gentell Wound Advisor, 3.15.1, has been released.
Silicone tape recognized for wound care excellence
May 09, 2012
3M Kind Removal Silicone Tape received a Silver Edison Award in the Quality of Life in the Lifestyle and Social Impact category, the company announced. The tape integrates adhesive technology with a silicone...
New interactive wound dressing guide released
Mar 15, 2016
DermaRite recently released its Interactive Wound Dressing Selection Guide, an interactive e-catalog app that allows users to input a series of wound characteristics that generates a list of appropriate...
Silicone foam helps wound care
Feb 12, 2014
MediPurpose has debuted a new MediPlus™ Silicone Comfort Foam dressings.
Coming soon: Needle-free injections
Jun 26, 2012
Residents could soon find that getting shots is a lot less painful. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently developed a device that delivers a tiny, high-pressure jet of medicine...
White House vision has providers seeing red
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 01, 2022
Proposed staff minimums, increased enforcement activity and a ‘chilling’ stance on private investment raise concerns about keeping the doors open.