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WASHINGTON, July 2 (Reuters) - Limb amputations are performed by surgeons when a traumatic injury such as a wound from war or a vehicle accident causes major tissue destruction or in instances of ...

Until the discovery of antibiotic medicine last century, doctors frequently performed amputations to save the life of a patient with an infected wound. But humans aren’t the only animal to perform ...

More than three decades after a diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes, Michelle Caldwell says her disease is better controlled than ever. She keeps regular appointments with her endocrinologist, primary care ...

In a still from a video, an ant at the bottom of the image bites off the leg of a wounded ant with a purple marker on its back. Danny Buffat Researchers have observed Florida carpenter ants ...

Scientists have discovered that Florida carpenter ants perform life-saving amputations on injured nestmates, a level of medical intervention previously only observed in humans. The ants assess wound ...

An ESPN NFL draft analyst is recovering after suffering significant injuries in a car crash. Matt Miller took to social media to explain the ordeal that occurred in Missouri last week. In the post, he ...

Like battlefield medics, Florida carpenter ants are the first known animal to triage wounds and adapt treatments. In a first, researchers have observed that a species of Florida carpenter ant ...

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Unmanaged diabetes can lead to limb loss, usually of the toes, feet, or legs, because long-term high blood sugar may cause nerve damage (peripheral neuropathy) or reduced blood flow (peripheral artery ...