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Treatment for Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Treatment for Diabetic Foot Ulcers Treatment for Diabetic Foot Ulcers : An ulcer or a wound is a break in the skin. It is open sore and this condition effects about 20% of diabetic patients. Diabetic foot ulcers are commonly located at the bottom of the foot. The main reason people with diabetes develop foot ulcers… Read More »

Pressure ulcers cost the health system $26.8 billion a year

Pressure ulcers are a major health issue for providers and kill more patients a year than any single cancer except lung cancer, according to one expert who, with other researchers, is releasing the results of new findings in the field next month. Pressure ulcers, also called pressure injuries and in the vernacular, bedsores, are also… Read More »