The number of traumatic amputations is rising worldwide—caused by road traffic accidents, accidents at work or during leisure ...

Rates of leg and foot amputations in Illinois hospitals increased 65% between 2016 and 2023, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study. "Unfortunately, by the time a patient with diabetes and/or PAD ...

Joe Pleban knew his leg had to go, so it went out in style. — -- While facing the impending amputation of his lower left leg, Joe Pleban decided to celebrate rather than mourn his final few weeks ...

Veronica Paulus is a former STAT intern supported by the Harvard University Institute of Politics. Neuroscientists have long held that the brain reorganizes itself when a body part is amputated. A new ...