Methods for handling burn wounds have changed in recent decades and are similar in adults and children. Increasingly aggressive early tangential excision of the burn tissue and early wound closure ...

The moorLDI2-BI (Moor Instruments Ltd) is a laser doppler blood flow imaging system for the non-invasive mapping of blood flow in an area of skin that has been burned. This can be used in addition to ...

Computer simulations of microscopic, protein-coated beads that block bacteria from binding to host cells suggest that the microbeads could help reduce or eliminate bacterial infections in burn wounds.

October 25, 2018--(BRONX, NY)--By incorporating a gene-suppressing drug into an over-the-counter gel, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and their colleagues cut healing time by half ...

Burns are among the nastiest wounds a person can experience, and the Army's Burn Center has been working for more than 70 years to develop treatments that speed healing and recovery. A Soldier ...

A woman in her 20s presented to the burns centre 28 days after sustaining an injury to the medial aspects of both her thighs. The patient reported one occasion of recreational use of nitrous oxide ...

This transcript has been edited for clarity. For more episodes, download the Medscape app or subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred podcast provider. Julie A. Caffrey, ...