A woman lost a body part after contracting a disease that caused a medieval plague. The 24-year-old began experiencing strong ...

Gangrene, or a rapidly spreading foot abscess. Sound like diseases of the past? Well, sadly not. Leg amputation is one of the oldest surgical procedures. The earliest known example dates back some ...

Jim Meehan lived an active life, running marathons well into his 70s, but that came to an end when a minor injury led to gangrene in his foot, and eventually his leg had to be amputated below the ...

Doctors say 2-year-old Habiba al-Askari has days to live as gangrene creeps up her arms and legs, and only an urgent medical evacuation out of Gaza may save her life. She has a rare genetic ...

Gangrene, or a rapidly spreading foot abscess. Sound like diseases of the past? Well, sadly not. Leg amputation is one of the oldest surgical procedures. The earliest known example dates back some ...