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Study explains how diabetes wellness visits reduce risk of amputation
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 18 (ANI): According to University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers and their collaborators, patients with diabetes who participate in a free annual wellness visit covered by Medicare are 36 per cent less likely to need an amputation.
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Study: Diabetes wellness visits reduce risk of amputation
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 15 (ANI): A new study by University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers and their collaborators found that patients with diabetes who participate in a free Annual Wellness Visit covered by Medicare are 36 per cent less likely to need an amputation.
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US condemns Taliban for amputation, execution of criminals
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 26 (ANI): US Department of State spokesperson Ned Price strongly reacted to the recent statement of the Taliban over implementing the Sharia laws, which includes amputation and execution of criminals.
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US condemns Taliban's plans to reinstate executions, amputations
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], September 25 (ANI): The United States has strongly condemned the Taliban's plans to reinstate amputations and executions as a type of punishment in Afghanistan.
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Coimbatore's first successful bone tumour surgery without amputation: A ni
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 11 (ANI/BusinessWire India): A very rare form of bone tumour was detected in a nine-year-old girl during a checkup for a swelling in the thigh. Coimbatore's first successful bone tumour operation without the need for amputation was performed at Sri Ram
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India's first Amputee clinic launched in Chandigarh
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], February 2 (ANI): An 'amputee clinic', the first of its kind in India, with the aim of improving amputation patient care by providing a collection of services under one roof with significant coordination was launched in Chandigarh.
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Broadway actor Nick Cordero's leg to be amputated due to coronavirus compl
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 19 (ANI): Eighteen days after getting treated for COVID-19 at the intensive care unit of the hospital, Broadway actor Nick Cordero has been asked to get his right leg amputated to treat the complications caused by the highly contagious virus.
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Critically blocked leg arteries cause veterans' death: Study
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 13 (ANI): The number of veterans who were hospitalised in between 2005 and 2014 required amputation or died due to critical blockages in their leg arteries decline, said a recent study.
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Microvascular disease associated with higher risk of leg amputations
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 8 (ANI): Microvascular disease in any part of the body is independently linked to a higher risk of leg amputation, finds a study.
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Brunei imposes stern new penal code, stoning for adultery, gay sex
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Bandar Seri Begawan [Brunei], Apr 3 (ANI): Brunei on Wednesday announced to enact a stern new penal code under which adultery and gay sex will be punishable by stoning to death, and amputations as a punishment for theft.
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Drugs prescribed for type 2 diabetes linked to higher risk of heart diseas
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C.[USA], Dec 24 (ANI): Medication commonly prescribed to treat Type 2 diabetes carry a high risk of cardiovascular diseases such as heart attack, stroke, heart failure or amputation, a study has observed.
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Rescued French climber likely to face amputation
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Pakistan [Islamabad], Jan 30 (ANI): French climber Elisabeth Revol, who was rescued from Pakistan's Nanga Parbat nicknamed "Killer Mountain", with the help of an elite climbing team from Poland is likely to face an amputation.
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