A look back at the care patients with critical limb ischemia (CLI) received in the year prior to amputation suggests that most received minimal vascular care, with 69% not undergoing a ...

Five nursing homes have been fined by the state Department of Public Health for errors that endangered or injured residents. Regency House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Wallingford was fined ...

A Wisconsin nurse, Mary K. Brown, has been charged after allegedly amputating a hospice patient's foot without consent. According to a criminal complaint, Brown told other nurses that she was "going ...

An amputation is a removal of all or a portion of a limb. A doctor may recommend this surgery approach due to chronic disease or a traumatic injury. Advancements in preventive techniques have meant ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- A nursing home faces $16,000 in state fines following inspection reports in December and February which allege one resident choked and died and another had a leg amputated due ...