Archive: 2024

US healthcare company Medline Industries has developed new user-friendly technology for incontinence management called the FitRight Connect Wetness Sensing System.

A multi-layer antimicrobial wound dressing in which the antimicrobial agent is located at the interface between opposing surfaces of the dressing’s layers has been developed…

German biomaterials start-up Vyld has launched what is claimed to be the world’s first microbiome-friendly certified tampon made from kelp.

Trelleborg Engineered Coated Fabrics, a producer of polymer-coated fabrics, will launch a new fabric from its Dartex Endurance range for healthcare seating at the Healthcare…

Researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder and the University of Pennsylvania have developed a new method for three-dimensional printing hydrogel materials that mimic the…

An embroidered textile disclosed by Arthrex can be used to repair a tear in a rotator cuff of a shoulder joint in a superior capsule…

Wound dressings having a simplified and improved structure and aesthetics and configured for use at incision sites that have a higher incidence of exudate or…

Marks & Spencer has introduced a new range of underwear for women with stomas – the first UK high street retailer to introduce such products.

A multidisciplinary team led by an academic plastic surgeon from the National Institute for Health and Care Research Manchester Biomedical Research Centre and the University…

Researchers at the University of California Berkeley, USA, have discovered toxic metals, including arsenic, lead and cadmium, in tampons, highlighting significant health risks associated with…