But this week, the administration seems to have reconsidered. In the new proposed policies, the Trump administration proposed ...

In an about-face, the administration is cracking down on so-called skin substitutes, overused treatments that cost Medicare more than $10 billion last year.

/PRNewswire/ -- The global medical tapes and bandages market size is projected to be valued at USD 8.05 billion in 2024 and reach USD 9.86 billion by 2030, ...

Caltech professor of medical engineering Wei Gao and his colleagues are envisioning a smart bandage of the future-a "lab on skin" that could not only help patients and caregivers monitor the ...

Medicare spending on “skin substitutes” made of dried placenta has soared as doctors pocket lucrative discounts from sellers.

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For some time now, scientists have known that electrical stimulation speeds the healing of chronic wounds such as diabetic skin ulcers. A thin, flexible, inexpensive new bandage delivers that ...

In their review of new technologies, the researchers point to several hurdles that require attention before smart bandages can enter standard medical practice.

Scientists are developing bandages that not only cover a wound, but can communicate with your doctor and even deliver therapeutic pulses of light or electricity.

A new kind of smart bandage developed at Caltech may make treatment of these wounds easier, more effective, and less expensive.