Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients hospitalized with acute diabetic foot are more likely to undergo any or major amputations when ...

When prevention doesn’t work, diabetic foot ulcers are best managed with early intervention for optimal outcomes. In a new study, physician researchers have found that same-day surgical procedures ...

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.

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio has earned a troubling distinction as the diabetic foot amputation capital of the world. This ...

Scientists have developed techniques to treat diabetic foot syndrome with special insoles with silver nano-particles. The techniques help to fight ulcers appearing on feet in diabetic patients, ...

Diabetes is a chronic condition that affects millions of people worldwide. It primarily impacts how your body turns food into energy, often leading to elevated blood sugar levels. While managing ...

DOHA, Qatar — The provision of foot care to diabetic patients in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is generally nonexistent or woeful at best, according to a talk by one expert here at the ...

Los Angeles has one of the highest diabetes-related amputation rates in the country. Yet vascular surgeon Dr. George Andros can’t seem to draw enough attention to the problem, which has skyrocketed ...

Amputation rates among people with diabetes in the United States dropped for about 15 years, but recent reports issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention highlight a disturbing ...

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 ...

Diabetic foot is a serious, common condition that affects about half of those with diabetes. Key symptoms of diabetic foot include tingling and numbness in the feet, calluses, and peeling skin.

Nachiappan Chockalingam receives funding from European Commission. Every 20 seconds someone, somewhere on the planet, loses a foot due to diabetes. Foot ulcers are the starting point of more than 80% ...