Researchers from UBC and Vancouver Coastal Health are developing natural plant compounds into a healing gel that could speed up recovery and prevent wounds from returning A patient and caregiver meet ...

Thanks to breakthroughs in medicine and nutrition in recent years, we are living longer than ever before. But this increase in life expectancy also brings an increase in the number of diseases, ...

Hospital beds for home care and patient care that have air mattress systems are used to treat bed sores. The Hill Rom Progressa bed is a popular bed model. Hospital bed models with built in air ...

Researchers supported by Genome BC are testing plant-based compounds that block Granzyme B-an enzyme linked to slow wound repair-to help patients recover more effectively from pressure injuries.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Every day in hospitals and long-term care homes, people with limited mobility develop painful pressure injuries, commonly known as bed ...