Opposition to the use of sewage sludge as fertilizer is growing across the country. While the practice has been happening for ...

Clinicians discuss the rapidly evolving therapies, technology, and surgical approaches for early-stage NSCLC and take a fresh look at the future of care. Teamwork: A Multidisciplinary Approach to ...

Slow wound healing and related complications are common in diabetes. Compromised blood circulation and nerve damage are among the causes of delayed recovery in people with diabetes. Foot ulcers ...

A community is in shock after a 13-year-old boy in Irvine died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound that has resulted in an adult facing criminal charges. Officers and emergency medical ...

Rehabilitation after knee surgery typically lasts about 12 weeks. But many people can walk without an assistive device after 3 weeks and drive after 4–6 weeks. After total knee replacement (TKR ...

Department of Clinical Laboratory, Affiliated Nantong Hospital of Shanghai University (The Sixth People’s Hospital of Nantong), Nantong, Jiangsu, China Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) is a ...

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If you are having surgery, or if you have a wound, your skin may be closed in a variety of ways. There are many methods used to keep a surgical incision or wound tightly closed so that it can heal ...

Dehiscence is a surgical complication in which the edges of a wound no longer meet. It's also known as wound separation. A wound that separates after surgery won't close neatly and will be weaker ...

First wash off the foot, hand or other punctured skin with soap and water. Then soak the puncture wound in warm soapy water for 15 minutes. For any dirt or debris, gently scrub the wound surface back ...

Any cut that is split open or gaping needs sutures. Cuts longer than ½ inch (12 mm) usually need sutures. On the face, cuts longer than ¼ inch (6 mm) usually need to be seen. They usually need closure ...

Anytime you’re studying for a test, it’s automatically easier to memorize information if you can use or create an acronym. In EMS, there’s an endless amount of terminology and phrases.