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Science or Snake oil: do Band-Aids really 'heal cuts twice as fast'?

  • Written by Nick Santamaria, Professor of Nursing Research, Skin Integrity and Wound Care, University of Melbourne
imageDon't believe the hype. Band-Aids might protect minor cuts but there's no publicly available evidence they speed up healing.Johnson & Johnson Pacific Pty Ltd/The Conversation

Everyone wants wounds to heal quickly, whether it’s a paper cut or a grazed knee. So it’s easy to be swayed by marketing claims on packs of adhesive bandages,...

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