By Martin D. Vera, LVN, CWS
Wound clinicians across the nation (and the world) are commonly faced with the difficult task of managing lower extremity wounds. Lower extremity wounds come in many dif...
By the WoundSource Editors
For people with diabetes who develop a wound, the statistics are high. The data are as overwhelming as the cost of care, and the outcome if these wounds do not heal is of...
By Michel H.E. Hermans, MD
The CDC recently published encouraging data in the New England Journal of Medicine about a decline in the rate of five major complications related to diabetes mellitus: h...
By Lydia A Meyers RN, MSN, CWCN
Diabetes is the number one cause of amputation for wound care patients. Individuals with diabetes need monitoring and education about the dangers they face on a dail...
By Cheryl Carver, LPN, WCC, CWCA, CWCP, DAPWCA, FACCWS, CLTC – Wound Educator
With the millions of people living with chronic wounds, there are also millions of people living with cardiovascular di...
By Aletha Tippett MD
Many have never heard of diabetic foot complications Charcot foot, or at least don't know what it is. If you care for individuals with diabetes who have neuropathy, you almost ...
By Janet Wolfson PT, CLWT, CWS, CLT-LANA
I was recently listening to one of my favorite news sources, NPR, enjoying an interview with James E. Ryan, the author of "Wait, What? - and Life's Other Es...
By Paula Erwin-Toth MSN, RN, CWOCN, CNS, FAAN
As summer gives way to fall, one of the first thoughts most of us have is back to school. Patients and caregivers often feel as though every day is the...