A lot of things change as you age — from mobility and balance to the strength and elasticity of your skin. As skin becomes more fragile, it tears more easily and often takes longer to heal.

Leading wound care experts mulled mixed feelings about technology, policy and workforce as 2025 inched toward its conclusion. Telehealth will continue to make inroads in wound care, predicted David ...

Wash your hands. Scrub your hands for 20 seconds with soap then rinse with water. Use a hand sanitizer with at least 60% ...

Wound care patients face a multitude of social and emotional challenges that may complicate the healing process, according to a December study published in the Journal of Gerontological Nursing.

Nurses must be able to assess tissue condition, wound size, and signs of infection, and choose and apply various dressings, while also managing pain and preventing complications. Gain these skills and ...

After an injury has occurred, a complex cascade of biological processes is initiated to support the repair and regeneration of lost or damaged tissue. Some of the different biological molecules ...

Getting a scrape or a cut can seem like a minor medical issue, but if it gets infected, that could lead to bigger problems. Ryan Dadds — a physician assistant with the Wound Care Department at The ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Northwell Staten Island University Hospital has announced the opening of its new state-of-the-art Wound Care Center, located in Ocean Breeze. The new facility offers a lifeline ...

As a youngster, wound treatment is often limited to bandages and maybe stitches, with a scar being one of the worst potential outcomes. “Chronic” wounds, which do not start healing after 4 to 12 weeks ...