UK-listed medtech Convatec Group (LSE: CTEC) plans to launch its new wound care technology, ConvaNiox (nitric oxide), later ...

After 2 weeks of four-drug antituberculosis therapy and regular dressings, the ulcers had become less tender and the patient's C-reactive protein level had normalized (<6 mg/l). During the third ...

Symptoms: Pain, swelling, itchy skin, hard or discoloured skin around the ulcer. Treatment: Regular cleaning, dressings, antibiotics if infected, and compression stockings. These ulcers form when ...

Why this is important:- The evidence surrounding different dressing types for diabetic foot ulcer was often limited or inconclusive. It is proposed that more randomised controlled trials are ...

These include films, hydrocolloids, hydrogels, alginates, foam dressings, and advanced therapies such as negative ... particularly in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers and burn wounds. Another ...

Shares in ConvaTec opened up 3.2% at 255.40 pence in London on Monday. On Friday, the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services postponed Local Coverage Determinations for skin substitute ...