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Early detection of bed sores possible
New research can now help the clinicians to predict which wounds like bedsores are likely to turn chronic. Bed sores, also known as pressure sores or pressure ulcers, affect people mostly when ...
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How to Tell If You Have Chigger Bites or Scabies
Was it a chigger or scabies bite? These mite bites both result in itching, but that's where the similarities end. Here's what ...
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‘A terrible way to go’: Nursing home resident died from severe bed sores, months of neglect, coroner says
Her death was ruled a homicide from complications of a severe bed sore also known as a sacral pressure ulcer (stage IV), according to the coroner’s report. Nursing home abuse lawyer Matt Mooney ...
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Rise in hospital falls and bed sores since pandemic
The number of falls and bed sores recorded in Scotland's hospitals has increased since the Covid pandemic, new data shows. NHS staffing pressures and the deconditioning effect of the Covid ...
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‘A terrible way to go’: Nursing home resident died from severe bed sores, months of neglect, coroner says
She was a resident for years at the Arbors at Oregon nursing home facility. Her death was ruled a homicide from complications of a severe bed sore also known as a sacral pressure ulcer (stage IV), ...