Dr K K Pandey Nowadays, as the number of diabetic patients is increasing rapidly due to unhealthy life style, the condition of their feet is also deteriorating at the same pace due to neglect and ...

Fifty sick and wounded Palestinians crossed into Egypt to receive medical treatment, according to Gaza's health ministry.

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During the advent of modern surgery in the 19th century, amputation for trauma and infection was common. In the days before ...

Take diabetes seriously and manage it properly if you have been diagnosed. My older cousin did not. He ended up with gangrene in his foot and his leg was amputated ...

Unfortunately, awareness of peripheral artery disease is poor among the public and even non-specialist healthcare professionals.

More urgently, the Swedish national was suffering from severe gangrene in his left leg, which required immediate amputation to save his life. Without surgery, his condition was life-threatening.

"Hapa ni kama kuna mtu alilala kwa kazi," a nurse said, according to Brenda. A CT scan suggested no immediate danger, but the doctors later recommended amputation if the gangrene spread. "These hands ...