Understanding Varicose Veins Varicose veins arise from a chronic circulatory disorder called chronic venous insufficiency ...

Medicare coverage of skin substitute grafts that can be used on chronic, non-healing diabetic foot and venous leg ulcers is moving closer to reality. The Medicare Administrative Contractors in late ...

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 ...

CMS spending on skin substitutes is rising. New policies are an important first step in reform to ensure patient access and ...

Hadar Avihai Lev-Tov, MD, advocates for a holistic approach to wound care, emphasizing that chronic ulcers often signal underlying systemic health issues requiring a comprehensive patient assessment ...

Chronic diabetic skin ulcers are notoriously slow to heal, but an otherwise-wasted material may soon help change that. Scientists at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have developed a ...

Diabetic foot ulcers can be slow to heal and prone to recurring. A new study employed an existing method, used on burns patients, to assess the degree of water loss from the skin and found that it was ...

Our stress response system evolved to protect us from real danger. When daily stressors keep the system switched on, it ...

The runaway costs of skin substitutes for treating chronic wounds have experts and accountable care organizations (ACOs) sounding the alarm, and new rules targeting profiteering in the industry are ...

Millions of people around the world live with wounds that simply won’t heal. These long-lasting wounds, often caused by diabetes, poor circulation or pressure, can be painful, prone to infection and ...