The first-of-its kind gene therapy uses a patient’s skin cells to create sheets to treat the open wounds caused by the rare, ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A cell-based, gene therapy skin graft healed large chronic wounds for patients with epidermolysis bullosa. The ...
Fungating breast cancer wounds require daily cleaning and proper dressings to manage symptoms. If surgery isn't an option, cleaning dead tissue and using specific dressings can help care for the wound ...
Medically reviewed by Michael Menna, DO Key Takeaways Wound healing happens in four stages: homeostasis, inflammation, ...
Medicare Part B spending on skin substitutes used on hard-to-heal wounds is drawing new scrutiny in a federal watchdog report, even as wound clinicians make their case for access to those alternatives ...