On diabetic foot, wound healing, amputation prevention, and the merger of consumer tech with medical devices
A tour de force by the NYT's Nick Kristof One of the solutions? Expansion of medicare/medicaid services. This fits so very well with work from our collective team. When foot care was removed during the economic crisis of 2008, diabetic amputation, sepsis and death increased. When foot care was expanded in Affordable Care Act early... Continue Reading →
Through Save Legs. Change Lives.™, Janssen seeks to elevate PAD research, collaboration, education and screening for communities placed at increased risk of cardiovascular disease — Read on http://www.jnj.com/new-janssen-initiative-aims-to-advance-equitable-care-and-address-hidden-threat-of-amputation-related-to-peripheral-artery-disease-pad Through Save Legs. Change Lives.™, Janssen seeks to elevate PAD research, collaboration, education and screening for communities placed at increased risk of cardiovascular disease TITUSVILLE, N.J., March... Continue Reading →
The American Heart Association convened an interdisciplinary "all star" panel focusing on peripheral artery disease, team care, and patient-centered limb preservation. Chaired by Lee Kirksey, Vice Chair of Vascular Surgery, the program also included patient advocate JB Starks, University of Washington's Elina Quiroga, Yale's Carlos Mena, MercyOne Sioux City's Neal Khurana, West Virginia University's Samantha... Continue Reading →
A stunningly impactful work of careful, long-form reporting from Andrew Caplan and Gina Smith of The State. It is data-rich and visually spectacular. Anyone interested in making a difference in this area should dive in! It contains data not only focusing on peripheral artery disease and chronic kidney disease, but also on "food deserts" and... Continue Reading →
Geographic and Socioeconomic Disparities in Major Lower Extremity Amputation Rates in Metropolitan Areas What superb work by our colleagues Fanaroff and coworkers. Further evidence that the ZIP code lottery for amputation includes rural and urban areas. This article was featured on the American Limb Preservation Society (ALPS) site. Geographic and Socioeconomic Disparities in Major Lower... Continue Reading →
A tragedy that is preventable. Superb reporting from Joe Mozingo in the LAT. Here is a superb 5 minute interview with Joe Mozingo.
Poor People With Diabetes Much More Likely to Lose a Limb: Study: (HealthDay News) -- Poor people with diabetes are much more likely to lose a limb to the disease than affluent patients are, new research suggests. Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles, found the odds of having a toe, foot or... Continue Reading →
