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Dr. Foluso A. Fakorede, a cardiologist in Bolivar County, Mississippi, has used prevention, screening, and treatment strategies to reduce amputations by 88% in the Mississippi Delta area where he ...

Doctors say early detection and medication can prevent amputations. In operating rooms across the country, more and more diabetics are receiving amputations due to complications from type-2 diabetes.

WASHINGTON — It costs $1,400 to cover the oozing sore on the diabetic's foot with a piece of artificial skin, helping it heal if patients keep pressure off that spot. So when Medicare paid for the ...

Diabetes, a prevalent chronic condition affecting millions globally, poses a myriad of complications when not diligently managed. Among these complications, the specter of amputation looms ominously.

Living with diabetes requires vigilance on many fronts, but perhaps none as crucial as protecting your limbs from amputation. While many focus on monitoring glucose levels, understanding the ...

SAN ANTONIO – A new clinic at University Health aims to prevent amputations that are linked to diabetes, which has been a growing concern in South Texas. The new Limb Salvage Clinic at University ...

An often-encountered scenario in a workers' compensation or personal injury setting involves a diabetic claimant or plaintiff who sustains a blunt-force trauma or laceration injury to his or her foot ...

Tema, March 24, GNA – In 2020, a seemingly ordinary day during his mother’s funeral in northern Ghana changed everything for 62-year-old Maalneriba-Tia. While sitting under a tree, a casual ...

An Ingham County man who claims police and jail personnel ignored his acute medical issues following an arrest — causing him to lose several toes — is suing the Milford Police Department, two of its ...

The number of people with diabetes in America has been on the upswing in recent years, and so has the number of amputations related to complications from the illness. As with many other health care ...

(NEW YORK) — In operating rooms across the country, more and more diabetics are receiving amputations due to complications from type-2 diabetes. The life-altering procedures are more common among ...