Severe Frostbite Gets a Treatment That May Prevent Amputation The F.D.A. recently approved the first therapy for patients in danger of losing their toes, fingers and other exposed parts of the ...

In severe cases of tissue death, there’s a possibility of amputation. This is commonly performed on arms, legs, fingers, or toes . Calciphylaxis isn’t curable, but remission is possible.

The profound and devastating consequences of misdiagnosing severe infections such as meningitis and sepsis have once again ...

After a pedicure, Glenn Morris suffered a bone infection that led to a leg amputation, calling the procedure “a massive relief" from an "extreme amount of pain" Kennedy News and Media Glenn ...

It has been shown that below-knee amputations can heal by first intention in patients with severe arterial insufficiency, 1,2 but failure of healing has been reported in the majority of patients ...

Jiggly Caliente, who rose to fame on season four of RuPaul's Drag Race, has died at 44.. Caliente, whose real name was Bianca Castro, passed away on Sunday (April 27), just days after undergoing a ...

Diabetes-related amputations represent one of the most severe complications of the disease, affecting thousands of patients annually. Medical research.

Activation and targetability of TYMP–IL-6–TF signaling in the skin microenvironment in uremic calciphylaxis. Science Translational Medicine , 2025; 17 (795) DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adn5772 ...

References: Yoo JE, Kim B, Chang WH, et al. Increased risk of end-stage kidney disease after traumatic amputation: Nationwide cohort study. Healthcare (Basel). 2025;13(1):80. doi:10.3390 ...

Jiggly Caliente, a Filipino-American TV personality and drag performer, died April 27 after fighting a severe infection and an amputation of "most of her right leg," according to an announcement ...

This month, the Food and Drug Administration approved the first therapy for treatment of severe frostbite in the country. This month, ...

The first time Dr. Peter Hackett saw a patient with frostbite, the man died from his wounds. It was in Chicago in 1971, and the man had gotten drunk and passed out in the snow, his fingers so froze… ...