A team of engineers at the University of California, Los Angeles, working with a colleague from K Medical LLC, has developed a pressurized mattress that reduces the likelihood of developing bed sores ...
Researchers supported by Genome BC are testing plant-based compounds that block Granzyme B—an enzyme linked to slow wound repair—to help patients recover more effectively from pressure injuries.
Decubitus ulcer treatment aims to promote wound healing, prevent wounds from getting worse, ease pain, and prevent infections. Decubitus ulcers, commonly known as bedsores, are injuries to the skin ...
Hospital beds for home care and patient care that have air mattress systems are used to treat bed sores. The Hill Rom Progressa bed is a popular bed model. Hospital bed models with built in air ...
TUESDAY, Dec. 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Bed sores can be more than debilitating and painful. Now a new study shows they ...
“Bed sores are a complex problem that are influenced by the age, nutrition, hygiene, medical conditions, moisture and prolonged higher pressure on the contact points of the patient on the surfaces of ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 89 years old and just learned that I have the first stages of bed sores on my buttocks. My dermatologist said that I should stay off of it as much as possible and apply ...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Every day in hospitals and long-term care homes, people with limited mobility develop painful pressure injuries, commonly known as bed ...