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Gender inequalities in the diagnosis and treatment of peripheral artery disease

Treatments for peripheral artery disease (PAD) were largely developed in men and are less effective in women, according to a review published today in European Heart Journal – Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology.

8 Mar 2023

Breakthrough drug works against all the main types of primary bone cancer

Researchers at the University of East Anglia have developed a new drug that works against all of the main types of primary bone cancer.

8 Mar 2023

As opioids mixed with animal tranquilizers arrive in Kensington, so do alarming health challenges

Many people living on the streets in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood — the largest open-air drug market on the East Coast — are in full-blown addiction, openly snorting, smoking, or injecting illicit drugs, hunched over crates or on stoops. Syringes litter sidewalks, and the stench of urine fouls the air.

15 Feb 2023

Study highlights the emergence of S. cerevisiae as an opportunistic fungal pathogen in immunosuppressed patients presenting several severe comorbidities

Researchers from Brazil presented a fatal case of a patient developing Saccharomyces cerevisiae infection and succumbing to septic shock after contracting and recovering from a SARS-CoV-2 infection.

7 Feb 2023

Researchers develop a novel, improved system for identifying fluorescent agents

The nascent field of fluorescence-guided surgery (FGS) is fast growing, with potential to vastly improve the safety and efficacy of surgical procedures.

9 Jan 2023

Study of stroke survivors shows how chronic pain can alter body perception

A world-first study of stroke survivors shows how chronic pain can alter body perception, with the brain tricking patients into believing their affected hand is a different size, increasing the risk of accidents.

12 Dec 2022

NYU Langone’s Center for Amputation Reconstruction now adds osseointegration treatment to its other surgical techniques

NYU Langone Health has completed its first set of surgeries using the only U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved implantable prosthetic for people with limb loss available in the greater New York City area.

1 Dec 2022

Newly discovered material can aid healing of hard-to-treat diabetic wounds

Scientists have discovered a new material that can be applied to diabetic wounds to heal them faster with just one application.

29 Nov 2022

FDA approves first-ever type 1 diabetes delaying drug Tzield (teplizumab-mzwv)

On November 17, 2022, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a pathbreaking new drug called Tzield. This injectable formulation contains a combination of two drugs that could push back the onset of type 1 diabetes (T1D) in adults at stage 3 and children aged eight years or more at stage 2.

20 Nov 2022

AI-powered system can predict healing of venous leg ulcers

A thermal-imaging tool to screen for chronic wounds could enable nurses to identify these hard-to-heal sores during the first assessment at a person's home.

9 Nov 2022

Restoring blood flow to the legs reduces pain, improves quality of life for people with peripheral artery disease

Restoring blood flow to the legs, whether through bypass surgery or a less invasive artery-opening procedure with a stent, reduced pain and improved quality of life for people with peripheral artery disease (PAD), according to preliminary, late-breaking research presented today at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2022.

7 Nov 2022

Bypass surgery linked to fewer amputations in people with severe peripheral artery disease

People with severe peripheral artery disease, or PAD, who received bypass surgery to improve blood flow to their legs and feet had 65 percent fewer repeat procedures and 27% fewer amputations than those who had minimally invasive procedures such as angioplasty and stenting, according to preliminary late-breaking research presented today at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2022.

7 Nov 2022

Open bypass surgery results in better outcomes for specific patients with severe form of peripheral artery disease

Performing open bypass surgery to restore circulation for people with a severe form of peripheral artery disease (PAD) – a condition that limits blood flow to the legs and feet – resulted in better outcomes for specific patients compared to a less-invasive procedure, a National Institutes of Health-supported clinical research trial has found.

7 Nov 2022

An optimal approach to treat femoropopliteal lesions

New research published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology shows the use of drug-coated balloons is an optimal approach compared to bare metal stents in treating femoropopliteal lesions.

2 Nov 2022

New report on the impact of monkeypox on people with HIV

Researchers describe the presentation of patients severely infected with the monkeypox virus.

30 Oct 2022

Researchers develop new bandage treatment to treat diabetic foot ulcers

Researchers at Queen's University Belfast have designed a new bandage treatment, known as a scaffold, to treat diabetic foot ulcers, which is cost-effective while improving patient outcomes.

6 Oct 2022

Novel nanozyme protects bones against damage from radiation

University of Central Florida material sciences engineers Melanie Coathup and Sudipta Seal have designed a cerium oxide nanoparticle -; an artificial enzyme -; that protects bones against damage from radiation.

26 Sep 2022

New approach provides better understanding of atherosclerosis in the leg arteries

Cardiovascular experts at UVA Health have found a new way to track peripheral artery disease (PAD), a serious medical condition involving atherosclerosis in the leg arteries that affects more than 200 million people worldwide.

26 Sep 2022

Proactive simple surgical procedure could be effective for treating diabetic foot ulcers

Performing proactive surgery to adjust the mechanics of the foot, appears to be effective to treat diabetic foot ulcers, a common and debilitating complication of diabetes, without the potential complications and at significantly lower cost compared to conservative management.

19 Sep 2022

Adopting the right attentional focus during rehab can help people living with artificial limbs

There are more than two million people living with an amputation in the United States, with about 400 being added daily. For many of them, prostheses or artificial limbs are a part of their lives, and they need to relearn how their bodies move with their new limbs all over again.

15 Sep 2022

Amputation News and Research

Gender inequalities in the diagnosis and treatment of peripheral artery disease

Breakthrough drug works against all the main types of primary bone cancer

As opioids mixed with animal tranquilizers arrive in Kensington, so do alarming health challenges

Study highlights the emergence of S. cerevisiae as an opportunistic fungal pathogen in immunosuppressed patients presenting several severe comorbidities

Researchers develop a novel, improved system for identifying fluorescent agents

Study of stroke survivors shows how chronic pain can alter body perception

NYU Langone’s Center for Amputation Reconstruction now adds osseointegration treatment to its other surgical techniques

Newly discovered material can aid healing of hard-to-treat diabetic wounds

FDA approves first-ever type 1 diabetes delaying drug Tzield (teplizumab-mzwv)

AI-powered system can predict healing of venous leg ulcers

Restoring blood flow to the legs reduces pain, improves quality of life for people with peripheral artery disease

Bypass surgery linked to fewer amputations in people with severe peripheral artery disease

Open bypass surgery results in better outcomes for specific patients with severe form of peripheral artery disease

An optimal approach to treat femoropopliteal lesions

New report on the impact of monkeypox on people with HIV

Researchers develop new bandage treatment to treat diabetic foot ulcers

Novel nanozyme protects bones against damage from radiation

New approach provides better understanding of atherosclerosis in the leg arteries

Proactive simple surgical procedure could be effective for treating diabetic foot ulcers

Adopting the right attentional focus during rehab can help people living with artificial limbs

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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