WATERBURY — Waterbury Hospital physicians have been using a new treatment for deep, chronic wounds in patients — their own skin. The new procedure, called autologous cell therapy, uses a small amount ...

While saliva does contain proteins that can help heal wounds faster, it also contains bacteria that could lead to infection if they come in contact with a wound, especially a deep wound. It is safest ...

Wound healing happens in four stages: homeostasis, inflammation, proliferation, and remodeling. In the inflammation stage, ...

A model of the a-Heal wearable device. As a wound heals, it goes through several stages: clotting to stop bleeding, immune system response, scabbing, and scarring. A wearable device called “a-Heal,” ...