Surgery

Do dressings prevent infection?

There is insufficient evidence to know whether dressings reduce the risk of wound infection after surgery and, in some cases, leaving a wound exposed may be better, say researchers in The BMJ today.

Medical research

Researchers develop "smart dressing" to transform wound care

Manually removing patient dressings to visually inspect chronic wounds could soon become a thing of the past. Ireland's leading ICT research centre, Tyndall National Institute (Cork), has teamed up with medical equipment ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Depression in dementia more common in community care, study finds

A University of Manchester study of over 400 people in eight EU countries with severe dementia has found that those residing in long-term care homes are less likely to suffer from depressive symptoms than those living in ...

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