On diabetic foot, wound healing, amputation prevention, and the merger of consumer tech with medical devices
Important nationwide data coming out of Australia from our friend Jonathan Shaw and the team. We often talk about the burden of diabetes, but this study puts a hard number on the "time toxicity" of hospitalization. The Bed-Day Burden Let’s look at the raw numbers. People with diabetes are racking up massive excess time in... Continue Reading →
Screenshot A new study by our colleagues, Matthew C. Dickson and Grant H. Skrepnek, provides significant insights into the burden of diabetic foot infections (DFIs) in U.S. emergency departments over a span of 10 years. Their analysis, published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine, sheds light on the profound impact DFIs have on hospitalization and... Continue Reading →
https://player.captivate.fm/episode/46e6e398-323e-4acc-b272-a6c43efb1382 Episode 98 of the Febrile podcast 98: StAR: Diabetes-related Foot Infections Episode 98 • 22nd April 2024 • Febrile • Sara Dong Shownotes This StAR episode features the CID State-of-the-Art Review on evaluation and management of diabetes-related foot infections. Our guest stars this episode are: Dr. Meghan Brennan (ID physician at University of Wisconsin) Dr. Marcos Schechter (ID physician... Continue Reading →
Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of L-Arginine in Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Novel Approach to Combat Staphylococcus aureus Infections Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are a severe complication of diabetes, often leading to amputations and a high mortality rate. The most common pathogen isolated from these ulcers is Staphylococcus aureus, which is notorious for its virulence and... Continue Reading →
Harnessing Probiotics: A Leap Towards Alleviating Diabetic Foot Infections In the battle against diabetic foot infections, a beacon of hope emerges from the heart of Baghdad. A recent manuscript published in the Iraqi Journal of Science, penned by Haneen Majid Abdulkareem AlAsadi and Khalid Jaber Kadhum Luti from the Department of Biotechnology, College of Science,... Continue Reading →
Will we soon see more visual diagnostics for wounds? Congratulations to our colleagues in Melbourne for these intriguing data. Diabetic foot infections are a major cause of hospitalization, and delayed treatment can lead to numerous complications. The aim of this research was to investigate high-resolution spectroscopy of the wound center and periwound area for real-time... Continue Reading →
