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Protect Your Feet: Understanding the Connection between Podiatry and Skin Cancers

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As the summer months approach, it’s important to take care of your feet and protect them from harmful UV rays. Many people don’t realize that skin cancer can occur on the feet, making it crucial to pay attention to foot health and visit a podiatrist regularly. In this post, we’ll explore the connection between podiatry […]

Skin Substitutes, what you need to know

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Status is online Dr. Mikel Daniels President , Chief Medical Officer, and Managing Member at WeTreatFeet 8 articles April 2, 2023 Skin substitutes are an important tool in wound care management. They are designed to replace damaged or missing skin and promote healing in difficult-to-treat wounds. There are both high-cost and low-cost skin substitutes available […]

Can Foot Pain Hurt Productivity?

As a podiatrist, I understand the importance of taking care of your feet. But did you know that foot health is also crucial for overall business success? That’s right, healthy feet can help you stand your ground, move forward confidently, and stay on top of your game. In fact, research shows that foot problems can […]

Why does my diabetic foot hurt?

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In diabetics, neuropathy is defined as a loss of protective sensation.  The condition occurs in what we call and stocking and glove distribution.  It starts at the distal ends of the toes and fingers, and moves proximally up the foot/hand into the leg/arm.  While there are many causes of peripheral neuropathy, diabetes is the most […]

What is the diabetic foot?

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If you have diabetes, one of the most common issues and concerns is your foot.  Your foot is a complex structure consisting of 26 bones, 33 joints, and 120 muscles/ligaments/nerves[1].  Each structure has a unique purpose, and diabetes can causes alternation in function for any of them. The most common problem we see in diabetics […]

Diabetes and podiatry; what’s the connection?

Foot complications in diabetes are common yet the link between the two is not very well-known. Here to tell us more about it ahead of World Diabetes Day on 14 November is specialist and author for Journal of Foot and Ankle Research Trevor Prior, with colleague Debbie Coleman.

Report: Gout Vastly Undertreated in USA & UK

Gout, the most common inflammatory arthritis worldwide, is treatable but vastly undertreated, according to epidemiologic studies that now encompass three continents. The undertreatment problems previously reported in the United Kingdom and the United States also characterize gout in Taiwan, according to a nationwide population study. Chang-Fu Kuo, MD, from the Division of Rheumatology, Orthopaedics and […]

REPORT: Office Visits by Patients With Diabetes Rising Rapidly in United States

Office visits in the United States for diabetes rose 20% from 2005 to 2010, with the largest increase in adults in their mid-20s to mid-40s, according to a new data brief from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). Nearly 29 million people in the United States have […]

What’s at stake if Congress repeals the Medical Device Tax?

During the battle to reopen the government, a pot With that in mind, here are some frequently asked questions about the tax. Q: What is the medical device tax? A: Since the beginning of this year, medical device manufacturers and importers have paid a 2.3 percent tax on the sale of any taxable medical device. […]