Caring for a wound can be complicated. Once the bleeding and pain are under control, you and your doctor need to make sure that the injury can heal and that it doesn’t get infected. Sometimes, the ...

Decubitus ulcer treatment aims to promote wound healing, prevent wounds from getting worse, ease pain, and prevent infections. Decubitus ulcers, commonly known as bedsores, are injuries to the skin ...

If a wound has an odor, is it appropriate to start antibiotics? Antibiotics should not be started solely due to an odor in a wound. First, clarify whether the odor is associated with the drainage or ...

Researchers create a biomimetic model to study wound healing in burn and laceration wounds. The team designed an in vitro model system made of fibroblasts embedded in a collagen hydrogel. Wounds were ...