Rates of leg and foot amputations in Illinois hospitals increased 65% between 2016 and 2023, reports a new Northwestern ...

The study counted 30,834 amputation admissions from 193 Illinois hospitals, rising 65% over the eight-year period, with rates ...

Nearly one-third of patients with diabetic foot ulcers undergo amputation of their toes, foot, or leg as a result. A set of factors, some of them modifiable, increase the risk for this outcome.

Imagine having blocked arteries in your legs and not knowing it. At first, there may be no symptoms at all. Just occasional fatigue, cramping or discomfort—symptoms easy to dismiss as aging or being ...

After reviewing the results of two large clinical trials, the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday concluded the Type 2 diabetes treatment canagliflozin leads to increased risk of leg and foot ...

RIVERVIEW, Mich. – It was twelve years ago, during a golf trip to Myrtle Beach, that Dr. Craig Everingham of Riverview first injured his ankle. His ball landed in the rough, near the water. The ground ...