Shire Plc abandoned development of its Dermagraft skin substitute for the treatment of leg ulcers after the product failed in a trial, denting the company's plans to expand the treatment into a $500 ...
After proving acellular matrices are effective in treating diabetic foot ulcers, researchers are now eyeing the treatment as a tool for healing venous leg ulcers. Typically, VLU treatment includes ...
In normal conditions, contraction of lower extremity muscles and working intraluminal valves promote the forward flow of blood within veins. In venous insufficiency, reflux and/or obstruction in the ...
Healthpoint Biotherapeutics has tested a unique wound care treatment: spray-on skin. The product was recently tested on 228 patients with leg ulcers, with encouraging results. The spray consists of ...
BioStem Technologies (($BSEM)) announced an update on their ongoing clinical study. BioStem Technologies is conducting a clinical study titled A ...
(RTTNews) - Biopharmaceutical company MediWound Ltd. (MDWD) Wednesday announced its partnership with 3M Health Care for the Phase 3 study of MediWound's lead drug candidate EscharEx to treat patients ...
JERUSALEM, Feb 12 (Reuters) - MediWound (MDWD.O), opens new tab, an Israeli developer of products to treat burns and wounds using non-surgical tissue repair, said on Wednesday it was starting a Phase ...
A thermal-imaging tool to screen for chronic wounds could enable nurses to identify these hard-to-heal sores during the first assessment at a person's home. Nearly half a million Australians live with ...
Medically reviewed by Oluseun Olufade, MD Leg numbness can be caused by a pinched nerve, herniated disc, or underlying health conditions like diabetes.Treatment for leg numbness often includes pain ...
Previous studies have indicated that 5 percent of the individuals in the US with diabetic foot ulcers need a major leg amputation. Most individuals fear leg amputation more than death. However, the ...
A 63-year-old man presents to the dermatology clinic with a 3-month history of a nonhealing ulcer on his right lower leg. The patient notes that the ulcer has been getting bigger and is painful ...