Tag: amputations
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Wearable Diabetes Tech Access Could Save Thousands in NZ: Amputations and Vision Loss Averted
New Zealand’s wearable glucose tech roll-out promises major health gains In a landmark shift for diabetes care, New Zealand is expanding access to wearable glucose monitoring technology. Recent modelling data projects that thousands of diabetes-related amputations and vision loss could be prevented as more patients gain real-time insight into their blood sugar. The move is…
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Study Finds 65% Rise in Illinois Leg and Foot Amputations (2016–2023)
New findings: a sharp rise in amputations across Illinois A recent Northwestern Medicine study reveals a striking increase in leg and foot amputations among patients treated in Illinois hospitals, with the rate climbing by 65% between 2016 and 2023. While the research confirms a troubling trend, it also highlights who is most affected and points…
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Boxing Back in the Ring: A Man’s Return from Sepsis and Partial Amputations
From Hospital Bed to Boxing Ring: A Life Reimagined Two years ago, Adam Smith, a once-fit 50-year-old who lived for the gym, boxing, and hiking, fell gravely ill with the flu. A shocking bout of sepsis overwhelmed his immune system, and he spent three weeks in a coma. When he woke, doctors delivered a devastating…