A toe amputation may be necessary for a number of reasons, including following an accident or reduced blood supply due to a medical condition. The thought of this type of surgery can be frightening, ...

Louise Marshallsay was trying to naturally pass a kidney stone when she developed an infection that led to septic shock. In order to save her life, doctors had to amputate her toes and fingers.

LaVar Ball, the father of NBA players Lonzo and LaMelo Ball, told Slam on Tuesday that diabetic complications caused him to need an amputation on part of his right leg. Ball said he got an infection ...

After recently getting his right foot amputated, Lavar Ball has opened up about some serious health struggles. In an article he wrote for SLAM magazine, Ball revealed that a dangerous infection ...

A 42-year-old woman was left fighting for her life and had to undergo foot amputation after an ingrown toenail turned gangrenous. Lacey Shadrick says she dealt with an ingrown toenail, getting them ...

May 23, 2012 — Correct multidisciplinary treatment of common diabetic foot infections can reduce amputations, according to guidelines for diagnosis and treatment issued by the Infectious Diseases ...

Scientists have uncovered new clues about why diabetic foot infections can become so severe and difficult to treat. By ...

With tick-borne afflictions spreading across the US at an alarming rate, there’s been an up-tick in horror stories involving this eight-legged scourge. Recently, an Ohio man lost all the toes on one ...

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 Morris, 54 ...