A new study from Northwestern Medicine has revealed a shocking rise in leg and foot amputations in Illinois hospitals. Between 2016 and 2023, these amputations increased by 65%.
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 ...
In my years as a patient advocate, I’ve had countless conversations with healthcare executives about the economics of limb preservation versus amputation. During one particularly candid exchange at a ...
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 ...
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 ...
Following his right foot amputation in February, LaVar Ball seemed to be doing better with his new prosthetic leg. The Big Baller Brand took to Instagram on Tuesday, September 16, to share a video of ...
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Our brain may not be as capable of rewiring following an amputation as we thought, which could have serious implications for how we treat a common complication called phantom limb pain. A part of the ...
A woman in Leeds, England, recently dressed up as a foot to entertain her friend after she underwent a below-the-knee amputation. Footage from Isabella Langdon shows her surprising her friend Milda in ...
Christian Heiss has received funding from Lipton Teas & Infusions, Ageless Science, iThera, the Medical Research Council, the ESRC, European Partnership on Metrology, co-financed from European Union’s ...