Healogics® Inc., the nation’s largest provider of advanced wound care services, announced their support of a new publication from the American Diabetes Association (ADA): Diagnosis and Management of Diabetic Foot Infections. There are over 30 million people across the U.S. living with diabetes and 25 percent will experience a foot ulcer at some point in their life.
Read MoreDennis Herbert, 72, a three-time cancer survivor and lead guitarist in a classic rock band, is no stranger to challenges. But he was worried that radiation damage to his tissue from his cancer treatment would get the best of him.
Read MoreVIDEO: Texoma Medical Center’s Program Director discusses wound age and healing.
Read MoreAn alarming 33 percent of Americans currently suffer from cardiovascular disease. Throughout Heart Health Awareness Month, The Holy Cross Wound Healing and Hyperbarics Program, a member of the Healogics network, will work to spread awareness about how cardiovascular diseases can affect the wound healing process.
Read MoreMat-Su Regional Medical Center is home to the only Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber in the state of Alaska – a fact that quite possibly saved Palmer resident Janette Melton’s entire foot after she injured it in a minor accident last May.
Read MoreWhen Marietta resident Donna Balachowski took a fall three years ago, it opened a wound nearly three inches in width in her left knee, which already had been damaged more than 30 years earlier when she was struck by a car while out walking.
Read MoreThere’s a common saying in the wound care field: “Treat the whole patient, not the hole in the patient.” That motto effectively sums up the approach at Grays Harbor Community Hospital’s Wound Healing Center, where the medical team considers each patient from a holistic perspective, creates individualized plans and collaborates to restore overall health.
Read MoreKeneth Hall, MD, FACS, FASMBS, has been named medical director of Rome Memorial Hospital’s Regional Center for Wound Care. Hall is board certified by the American College of Surgeons and the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Hall earned his medical degree at Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, DC in 2005.
Read MoreVIDEO: Our skin acts as the first line of defense for our immune system by protecting everything inside but what happens when our skin struggles to do its job? Bellin Health Care’s wound care specialist, Dr. Rance Hafner stopped by with some information on how we can help our skin to heal and stay healthy.
Read MoreOutpatient treatment for vascular disease of the vein is now available through the Wound Care Center at Illinois Valley Community Hospital. Jill Smoode, the Center’s program director, said IV VeinCare uses a minimally-invasive laser treatment in an outpatient setting to deliver a higher level of care in a more convenient manner.
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