Atypical and Complex Wounds

Growth factors and cytokines are secreted by the cells and are essential to the complex wound healing and tissue regeneration process. This process involves the interplay of growth factors with chemok...

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and with the staggering statistics of one in four adults living with mental illness, I immediately was motivated to write a personal blog. I previously shared my s...

By Laurie Swezey RN, BSN, CWOCN, CWS, FACCWS Obesity has become a major problem in our society. According to the CDC Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, more than one-third of ad...

By the WoundSource Editors The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020. Whether you are a provider or a frontline health care professional, we are experiencing a wo...

Infection is the single most likely cause of delayed healing in chronic wounds. In most cases, identification of chronic wound infection (eg, diabetic foot ulcers and venous leg ulcers) is not obvious...

By the WoundSource Editors The current COVID-19 pandemic has changed various aspects of care across the health care continuum. Health care professionals have been forced to develop different strate...

Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are open sores or wounds caused by a combination of factors that include neuropathy (lack of sensation), poor circulation, foot deformities, friction or pressure, trauma, a...

By Hannah Fell, Digital Managing Editor The occurrence of conjoined twins isn’t common. Research about the development varies, but some sources suggest that the birth of conjoined twins can happen ...