Chronic wounds are a major medical challenge, burdening health care systems with billions of dollars in costs every year.

At the first dressing a sterile scalpel was used to make parallel incisions in the slough. The cleavage plane between nonviable and viable tissue begins at the wound edges.

The slough offered little in the way of agricultural potential, but the couple’s house offered the perfect vantage point to spy visiting wildlife. About 130 different bird species have been ...

An older 2017 review notes that healthcare professionals may recommend maggot therapy for any type of chronic wound that has moist slough (yellowish-white stringy material) or dead tissue on its ...

Sea otters credited with solving Elkhorn Slough's invasive green crab problem It's a classic tale of nature finding a way. An invasive species of crab was threatening an entire ecosystem in ...

The UK ’s town – ranked the “most miserable” and “most ugly” – could soon become part of the capital, according to council papers – but the prospect has left some bewildered.

All 23 patients required skin grafting to cover denuded areas, which had resulted from a slough of necrotic tissue (Fig. 5, 6 and 7).

The company has said that the 55MW “Slough Multifuel” will divert thousands of tonnes of waste away from landfill and convert it into a valuable source of energy. It has a 15-year capacity agreement ...