Medically reviewed by Jennifer Schwartz, MD Key Takeaways Serosanguineous drainage is normal during wound healing and is thin, watery, and slightly pink in color.If the drainage smells bad or changes ...

In several of my Psychology Today blog posts over the past few years (the most recent dealing with Christopher Dorner’s manifesto), I referred to individuals who are “wound collectors.”* Many had ...

The United States is a world leader in gun violence, far surpassing other high income nations like Chile, Canada, and Portugal, according to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. Guns are ...

Wound dehiscence is a surgical complication where an incision reopens either internally or externally. Also known as wound breakdown, wound disruption, or wound separation, these terms describe when a ...

The mouse excisional wound healing model has been used extensively to study wound healing and cutaneous regeneration. However, as mouse skin is mobile, contraction accounts for a large part of wound ...

Caring for a wound can be complicated. Once the bleeding and pain are under control, you and your doctor need to make sure that the injury can heal and that it doesn’t get infected. Sometimes, the ...

A surgical wound is a cut or incision in the skin that is usually made by a scalpel during surgery. A surgical wound can also be the result of a drain placed during surgery. Surgical wounds vary ...

An open wound is any internal or external injury that exposes internal tissue to the external environment. People can sometimes treat acute open wounds at home with medications and natural remedies.

How Does Vacuum-Assisted Closure Work? ‌Negative pressure wound therapy involves a special dressing connected to a pump that gently draws fluid and infection from the wound. A nurse will: Clean the ...

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One of the nation’s largest specialty wound care providers for nursing home patients has settled a False Claims lawsuit for $45 million, but it continues to reject the allegations of wrongdoing made ...