In a 22-year study of male veterans with diabetes, foot ulcer and PAD independently predicted mortality, whereas amputation did not. Amputation can often improve quality of life, says one expert.

In another indication of racial disparities in U.S. health care, a study found that blacks in Chicago are five times more likely than suburban whites to have a limb amputated.

Given that, amputation may be preferred for similar patients who cannot tolerate an open wound for a long time and desire faster healing; in such cases, the reported average time to return to work ...

The amputation happened May 27, and within about a week the 62-year-old man was dead. A criminal complaint gave no indication the amputation was a factor in his death.

There is no indication in the complaint that the amputation hastened the death. Senior home abuse: Congress examines ‘horrors’ at for-profit nursing homes, ...

The amputation in France from 7,000 years ago fit with the view that as people moved from foraging to ... The bones also showed signs of healing and no lasting indication of infection, ...

A new paper confirms there is no signal for an increased risk of amputation with the SGLT2 inhibitor empagliflozin among patients with type 2 diabetes and CVD in EMPA-REG.

According to the researchers, these are all indications of a sophisticated surgical amputation, in which surgeons displayed an “advanced medical knowledge” and a dedication to the recovery of their ...

RARITAN, N.J., Aug. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug ...

An Austrian court has fined a surgeon 2,700 euros ($3,050) for mistakenly amputating the wrong leg of a patient. The 43-year-old surgeon was fined at the Linz Regional Court on Wednesday, with ...

Refusing to increase her medication dosage and unable to walk even the smallest of distances, Beckwith knew her options were limited and began to seriously think about an amputation. “I ...