Examining disparities in amputations related to heart disease. 54% of amputations in the US are caused by vascular disease. This sprawls through peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and diabetes. While ...

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Major amputations are those above the foot, or below or above the knee. Amputations of the foot or toe are considered minor. Poor diabetes control can lead to serious health issues, including ...

In the United States, Black populations, American Indian populations, and Hispanic populations have a higher risk of limb amputation compared with White populations. 15–17 Black patients have a 2- to ...

Watch the latest from ITV News - An award-winning garden project run by Guy’s and St Thomas’ is supporting patients recovering from amputation to be physically and mentally active.

Leg amputation rates caused by arterial disease are four times as high in the most disadvantaged areas in England. The new study, from the University of Sheffield, also found patients living in the ...

Dilly Dally, a loggerhead turtle who survived a run-in with a predator that ultimately cost her a front flipper, has been released from a Florida animal hospital back into the Atlantic Ocean.

In addition to removal as a medical necessity, accidental amputations can occur among turtles in the wild, often as a result of collisions with boats or the reptiles getting caught in fishing gear.

Jun 06, 2025 — A Jefferson County jury awarded $5.6 million to a man from Alexandria Bay for mishandled hospital care that resulted in the amputation of his leg.

Doctors told the family the reason he experienced sepsis to being with was because Kohlhof had contracted typhus. The flea bite had also caused tissue death in both his hands and feet.