Chronic skin ulcers such as those associated with diabetes are notoriously difficult to treat. As a result, we've seen experimental approaches such as spray-on skin, ultrasound band-aids, and ...

Diabetic patients, especially those with very high hyperglycemia, are at an increased risk of developing foot sores or ulcers. 1 The ulcers are often painless, which may be due to neuropathy or nerve ...

Many mouth ulcers clear up in a matter of days, but if one lingers for many days then the problem could be more than just an ...

I frequently use Unna boots or DuoDerm or Vigilon dressings to treat chronic leg/foot ulcers. While these treatments eventually work most of the time, is there a more efficient approach? —CORBIN ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “The impact of diabetic foot ulcers has been historically difficult to quantify, but our study shows that these ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A master cell bank has been completed for a product that will utilize fibroblasts to treat chronic wounds.

A 54-year-old man of Persian origin presented to our department with a 1-year history of ulcers on the right leg that had been unresponsive to numerous topical treatments, accompanied by lymphedema of ...

An unexpected find leads to better treatment for the painful condition. Dec. 25, 2009— -- In 1984, 33-year-old Barry Marshall, frustrated by responses to his work, ingested Helicobacter pylori, ...

A new study released today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine shows promise of a major breakthrough in healing chronic foot ulcers resulting from diabetes. The study, by researchers at the ...

Between 2011 and 2019, chronic cutaneous wounds accounted for about one third of all healthcare visits for cutaneous wounds, and the most common diagnoses were open wounds of the thumb without nail ...

Robert Burakoff, MD, MPH, is a board-certified gastroenterologist who serves as vice chair of Ambulatory Services at Lower Manhattan Hospital and professor of medicine at the Weill Cornell Medical ...