There’s a health crisis affecting millions of older adults — yet it often goes unseen until it becomes a serious problem. I’m talking about chronic wounds in seniors. Our team at the Wound Center of ...
Living with diabetes requires constant attention to many aspects of health, but one area that deserves special focus is wound care. Foot and skin ulcers are among the most serious ...
Health officials in several states are alerting residents about a flesh-eating bacteria that thrives in warm coastal waters. Approximately 60 cases of Vibrio vulnificus have been confirmed in 11 ...
Florida health officials reported that four people died and over a half dozen others were made sick this year by a rare "flesh-eating" bacteria. Vibrio vulnificus, which is found in saltwater, ...
Today, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved prademagene zamikeracel cellular sheets (pz-cel, Zevaskyn), the first autologous cell-based gene therapy for treating wounds in adults and ...
Vibrio vulnificus bacteria, found in warm coastal waters and raw seafood, has caused four deaths in Florida this year. Infection can occur through consuming raw shellfish or exposure of open wounds to ...
Vibrio vulnificus, also known as the flesh-eating bacteria, is a very serious pathogen, and can be fatal. "Vibrio vulnificus is a bacterium that causes septicemia, severe wound infections, and ...
A Maryland resident who traveled to El Salvador has been diagnosed with New World screwworm — the first reported U.S. case tied to travel to a country with a current outbreak. The Centers for Disease ...