Diabetes wellness visits reduce risk of amputation, study finds
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Patients with diabetes who participate in a free Annual Wellness Visit covered by Medicare are 36% less likely to need...
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Amputation risk up for Black, rural residents with diabetic foot ulcers
Rural patients identifying as Black have more than a 10 percent absolute increased risk for major leg amputation or death compared with the overall...
Risk factors identified for lower-limb amputation for peripheral artery disease in urban areas
(HealthDay)—Lower socioeconomic status and Black race are associated with higher rates of major lower-extremity amputation in patients with peripheral artery disease, even in metropolitan...