Tag: diabetes
Study supports use of WIfI classification system to predict revascularisation benefit...
A retrospective study supports the use of the Wound, ischaemia, and foot infection (WIfI) classification system to predict the revascularisation benefit for diabetic patients...
The American Diabetes Association updates the Standards of Medical Care in...
Diabetes Care has published a summary of revisions made to the Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes—2021.
“The field of diabetes care is rapidly...
Foot monitor offers diabetes patients remote support to address COVID-19 challenges
A specialist device that can remotely monitor the foot health of diabetes patients features in a new collaboration between the University of South Wales...
Risk factors for mortality in diabetic patients discharged from hospital identified
Patients with diabetes are at a higher risk of mortality when discharged from hospital, a recent study published in the Journal of Diabetes and...
New reimbursement coding and US$22.6M equity financing for Reapplix
Reapplix has received Medicare reimbursement coding instructions from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) with a national average payment rate of US$1,622.74....
Bespoke, adapted diabetic footwear reduces plantar pressure
Optimised cushioning provided by newly developed 3D printed insoles in diabetic footwear can significantly enhance their capacity to reduce plantar pressure, a new study...
Peripheral arterial disease risk hinges on health factors and demographics, including...
A recent study found that being a smoker, having diabetes, and also having a history of coronary heart disease or stroke increases the lifetime...
PCSK9 inhibitors, rivaroxaban and a diabetes drug are major milestones in...
Michael Jaff (Newton, USA) outlines the major recent developments in best medical therapy that will impact the treatment of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) at...
Live from CIRSE 2018: Three-year results from global study confirm the...
The largest prospective, independently-adjudicated study of drug coated balloons (DCBs) in a broad range of lesions in real-world patients confirms the safety and performance...
Delay designates disaster for diabetic foot ulcers
One might regard investigating delay in the treatment of ischaemic tissue lesions pointless and absurd at first thought because nobody wants to waste any time in...
UK All Party Parliamentary Group condemns peripheral arterial disease treatment “postcode...
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Vascular Disease has released its latest report on patient access to technologies for the diagnosis and treatment of...
