Pressure bandages are typically used to treat medical issues around veins that don't return enough blood from your legs or arms. Compression stockings, for example, can help stimulate blood flow, but ...

Engineers have developed pressure-sensing photonic fibers that they have woven into a typical compression bandage. As the bandage is stretched, the fibers change color. Using a color chart, a ...

Multi-layer compression stockings promote more long-lasting healing of venous leg ulcers than traditional bandages, according to a recently published study. Investigators from the University of ...

When choosing compression products to treat venous leg ulcers, price variation for compression hosiery over compression bandaging is justified, provided that the hosiery is clinically appropriate and ...

Medicare already doesn't cover the cheapest device for post-cancer lymphedema, an elastic compression wrap or garment. Now the government insurance program for seniors is rolling out rules on Dec. 1 ...

A randomized controlled trial was conducted in a single oncology clinic in western Kenya (NCT03404297). A computer-generated randomization schedule was used to allocate treatment arms. Randomized ...

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--3M Critical & Chronic Care Solutions Division announced today that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has assigned product-specific Healthcare ...

Compression products for treating venous leg ulcers include hosiery (socks and stockings), bandages and wraps. You should have access to compression products to treat your leg ulcer that are ...