Wound Care News

Distributor Update: Medicare Change Regarding Surgical Dressings Containing Honey

March 20, 2015

By Colton Mason Medicare has recently made a significant change to several wound care dressings with honey-based components. The Medicare contractor (PDAC) which assigns reimbursement codes to woun...

Essential Experts: Celebrating the Value and Impact of Certified WOC Nurses

April 7, 2022

To recognize the impact of Certified WOC Nurses across communities and populations, the WOCN® will celebrate WOC Nurse Week on April 17-23, 2022. This annual event is a special time to celebrate and p...

Event: Unavoidable Pressure Injuries, Terminal Ulceration, and Skin Failure

November 9, 2017

By Jeffrey Levine MD Please join me Thursday, November 16 from 3:00-4:00pm EST for a free webinar presented by myself and Elizabeth A. Ayello, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, CWOCN, ETN, MAPWCA, FAAN sponsored b...

Frequently Asked Questions: Wound Care Challenges and Solutions During the COVID-19 Pandemic

June 29, 2020

By Marcia Nusgart, RPh; Lee C. Rogers, DPM; Mark D. Iafrati, MD, FACS; Paul J. Kim, DPM, MS, FACFAS; Karen Ravitz, JD; Stephanie Woelfel, PT, DPT, CWS, FACCWS; and Emily Greenstein, APRN,CNP, CWON ...

Health Care Executive David Bassin Joins the MolecuLight Board of Directors

July 10, 2023

TORONTO, ON – (July 6, 2023) MolecuLight Inc., a manufacturer in fluorescence imaging that locates and detects elevated, pathogenic bacterial loads in and around wounds, is pleased to announce the appointment of David Bassin to its Board of Directors as an Independent Board Member.

Health Care Executive David Bassin Joins the MolecuLight Board of Directors

July 6, 2023

TORONTO, ON – (July 6, 2023) MolecuLight Inc., a manufacturer in fluorescence imaging that locates and detects elevated, pathogenic bacterial loads in and around wounds, is pleased to announce the app...

How 100 Wounds Led to a 20-Year Mission

July 19, 2017

By Jeanne Cunningham, Founder of WoundSource After seeing about 100 pictures of wounds, I was beginning to feel sick. The year was 1985 and there I was, a recent college graduate in my 20s, sitting...

Non-Western Techniques in Wound Management: Acupuncture and Burn Care

September 16, 2015

By Michel H.E. Hermans, MD Most of us will treat wounds primarily with Western-medicine techniques and materials, though, occasionally a "side step" is made. MEBO Wound Ointment is a non-Western, b...

Product Technology Overview: BloodSTOP™ iX Hemostat by LifeScience Plus, Inc.

February 25, 2015

By Emily Keeter and James McGuire DPM, PT, CPed, FAPWHc BloodSTOP iX is an absorbable, bioresorbable, lipophilic, animal-free hemostat, which resembles and is designed to handle like gauze. BloodST...

Product Technology Overview: Cutimed® Off-Loader Select Total Contact Cast System

December 18, 2014

By Rizwan Tai and James McGuire DPM, PT, CPed, FAPWHc According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of adults between the ages of 18-79 with newly diagnosed diabetes has...