A new digital wound care module assists clinicians in selecting appropriate dressings and generating standardized treatment ...

Mohs surgery is a precise technique for treating skin cancer, where the surgeon removes thin layers of skin, examining each one under a microscope for cancer cells. This process continues until no ...

We inherit more than eye color, hair texture, or family recipes from our ancestors. Sometimes, we also inherit pain. Experts call these invisible scars generational wounds; unresolved traumas that ...

An open wound is the perfect playground for bacteria – but some of these bacteria are actually helpful. Researchers found that Alcaligenes faecalis – named as such because it was originally discovered ...

Cellulitis is an infection of the deep layers of the skin. It develops when bacteria enter through a cut, bite, or wound — including tiny breaks in cracked, dry skin. Common skin-dwelling bacteria, ...

Podiatrists frequently encounter patients who have undergone Mohs surgery for skin cancer, particularly on the lower extremities. Mohs surgery is a highly precise technique designed to remove ...

Deepak (78, name changed) had been suffering from varicose veins in his left leg (swollen due to accumulation of blood) for 20 years. He was undergoing compression therapy (pressure applied to improve ...

For people with diabetes, high blood sugar can damage blood vessels and nerves, leading to chronic wounds that stay open for months. But a new gel-based treatment could massively speed up the healing ...