Australian researchers have flagged some promising new approaches to treat severe burns that could save lives and dramatically improve patient recovery.

Smith+Nephew (LSE:SN, NYSE:SNN), the global medical technology company, today announces findings from a newly published comparative study of single-use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (sNPWT) devices ...

Severe burns remain one of the most challenging injuries to treat, causing high disease and death rates worldwide, but ...

A patient who suffered 90% burns in an accident, was treated at Tirunelveli Kauvery Hospital and recovered completely without ...

Applying ice to burns, a common home remedy, can worsen tissue damage due to frostbite and reduced blood flow. Experts advise ...

His recovery has been slowed by Israel's blockade, now in its third month, that bars all medicine, food, fuel and other goods ...

If the wound re-bleeds a little, that may help remove germs. Use an antibiotic ointment (such as Polysporin). No prescription is needed. Then, cover with a bandage. This helps to reduce the risk of ...

RDEB has no cure, and patients often have large open wounds with a high risk of systemic infection. Pz-cel, with gene-modified sheets made using human and animal material, is the only FDA-approved ...

Acute wounds, such as surgical incisions or burns, typically progress through these phases with ... less than 5% necrotic tissue, and no signs of infection. By comparison, only around 34% of patients ...

The iCares bandage uses innovative microfluidic components, sensors, and machine learning to sample and analyze wounds and provide ... scrapes, and burns that are slow to heal on their own.

In 2023, Gao's team cleared the first hurdle toward achieving that goal by showing that a smart bandage they developed could provide real-time data about chronic wounds in animal models ...

In 2023, Gao's team cleared the first hurdle toward achieving that goal by showing that a smart bandage they developed could provide real-time data about chronic wounds in animal models ...