Pressure ulcers, also known as pressure injuries, represent a significant clinical challenge that affects patient well‐being and places substantial demands on healthcare resources worldwide. These ...

The National Quality Forum Board of Directors has endorsed a quality measurement framework for preventing and managing pressure ulcers across clinical care settings. The framework is designed to ...

Wound management and prevention, like a wound itself, is a painful subject for many long-term care providers. It often ranks highest among their resident care-related concerns. And for good reason: It ...

The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel redefined the definition of a pressure ulcer and the stages of pressure ulcers in 2007, including the original 4 stages and adding 2 stages on deep tissue ...

A duodenal ulcer is a type of peptic ulcer that can appear in the duodenum. The duodenum is the upper part of the small intestine that’s connected directly to the stomach where it empties into the ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, for older adults over the age of 65, diabetes is an important health condition to be aware of as approximately one-quarter of people in ...

Mr. Clarke lived alone in his one-bedroom apartment with his dog Buster. Recently, Mr. Clarke fell, broke his pelvis, and was transferred to skilled nursing for rehabilitation. After some rigorous ...

NSAIDs and other pain relievers aren’t safe to take with stomach ulcers. Antacids may help relieve pain, but they can’t treat the ulcer. A stomach ulcer is an open sore in your stomach or your upper ...

Miami, FL / Syndication Cloud / January 23, 2026 / Kure Care a division of Veracor Group LLC Key Takeaways Approximately 6.5 to 6.7 million people in the U.S. are affected by chronic wounds each year, ...