On diabetic foot, wound healing, amputation prevention, and the merger of consumer tech with medical devices
In the immune system, macrophages act not only as soldiers responding to invading pathogens but also help rebuild the injured tissue once the infection is defeated. A new study by Yale Medical School Source: YaleNews | Macrophages need two signals to begin healing process
Eller Entrepreneurs to Reduce Diabetic AmputationsKevin Reagan's recent coverage at Arizona Public Media features McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship's Intelliwound, a start up envisioning a world without diabetic foot amputations. "Every 20 seconds there is a diabetes related amputation globally", International Working Group on Diabetic Foot Disease. This is unacceptable. Intelliwound, is researching and designing smart wearable band-aids... Continue Reading →
This abstract is from an upcoming JAPMA manuscript from Joe Mills and me. We have been using this terminology in our clinic for some time and believe it truly makes a difference. Here's to measuring that effect! We credit our friend and colleague Jeff Robbins with simultaneously working on this subject as well and for... Continue Reading →
The Southern Arizona Limb Salvage Alliance (SALSA) of the Department of Surgery at the University of Arizona's College of Medicine presented multiple studies at the national Diabetes Technology Meeting in Bethesda. SALSA Scientist and research Assistant Professor, Dr. Manish Bharara was presenting four SALSA studies on Thermometry (tissue health monitoring; thermal stimulation of tissue), Charcot... Continue Reading →
Expanding on the popular theme this month, we at SALSA would like to discuss the current trends in smart devices that can easily translate to 'health care robots'. The popularity of the smart phones as well as devices, supports the underlying goals to realize the theme. What started a couple of decades ago, as a... Continue Reading →
