Braden River Middle student Jasmine Ramirez suffered with an overgrowth syndrome that had impacted most of her young life.

In reconstruction, the question is not whether a limb can be saved. It is whether the life attached to it can be lived. L. Scott Levin, MD, chair emeritus of orthopedic surgery and professor of ...

Rates of leg and foot amputations in Illinois hospitals increased 65% between 2016 and 2023, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study. "Unfortunately, by the time a patient with diabetes and/or PAD ...

Rates of leg and foot amputations in Illinois hospitals increased 65% between 2016 and 2023, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study. Men, Black patients, and those living in areas with low ...

The rise in diabetes and peripheral artery disease is taking a gruesome toll on Illinois residents, with a large spike in rates of leg and foot amputations performed in the state's hospitals.

Men, Black Americans, those living in areas with low socioeconomic status more affected The Illinois data from a diverse population (ethnic/racial, rural/metropolitan) likely reflects national ...

An often-encountered scenario in a workers' compensation or personal injury setting involves a diabetic claimant or plaintiff who sustains a blunt-force trauma or laceration injury to his or her foot ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla (WFLA) — A Manatee County mother of three wants someone held accountable. Hailey Van Dam had an above-the-knee amputation, which she believes could have been prevented. She claimed ...

Todd Svoboda resumed biking and weightlifting with a prosthesis after amputation. Supporters raised over $44,000 to aid Svoboda’s recovery and medical expenses. Svoboda continues cancer monitoring ...

Ann* has grown used to the strange looks she receives-some from strangers, others from people she knows. First, it's the stares. Then, a noticeable shift in their expression when they realise her ...

An NHS nurse who had her leg amputated after an extremely rare cancerous tumour was discovered in her calf said going into “survival mode” helped her “process” her diagnosis and “stay positive”.