Major amputation remains a significant complication of patients with diabetic foot problems. Now, research indicates the predictive factors for below-and above-the-knee amputation in these patients.

FOR more than ten years there has been a tendency to use below-the-knee rather than supracondylar amputation at the New England Deaconess Hospital in the management of diabetic gangrene when more ...

Pune: Diabetes will reduce blood circulation and damage the nerves to the feet. A majority of people having diabetes will have higher chances of diabetes-related foot attacks. Delay in treatment can ...

The body uses cholesterol molecules for the production of hormones and cells, but not all types of cholesterol benefit health. Some hinder it by catching onto the inner lining of the arteries and ...

Five nursing homes have been fined by the state Department of Public Health for errors that endangered or injured residents. Regency House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Wallingford was fined ...

BENGALURU: Doctors are reporting cases of gangrene (death of body tissue due to lack of blood flow that affects limbs and sometimes internal organs as well) in post-COVID patients. If there is a delay ...

Diabetic gangrene is characterized by obstructed supply of blood due to tissue damage or death of the body tissues. It is caused due to an underlying injury, infection or illness resulted from poor ...