In August 2018, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) added a warning about Fournier gangrene (FG) to the labels of all SGLT2 inhibitors, used to treat type 2 diabetes. And as reported by Medscape ...

Scientists have warned that a diabetes drug could increase the risk of developing a potentially fatal gangrene which causes the genitals to rot away. The researchers looked at the side effects of ...

Major amputation remains a significant complication of patients with diabetic foot problems. Now, research indicates the predictive factors for below-and above-the-knee amputation in these patients.

Gas gangrene, the notorious infectious disease of two world wars can still be a problem today. Researchers report that Clostridium perfringens, the bacterium responsible for gas gangrene in people, ...

An 84-year-old Army veteran in Jacksonville, Florida, died after he reportedly developed a gangrene infection in his genitals. Now his family members allege the nursing home where the veteran lived ...

The appearance of extensive soft-tissue gas after trauma is often interpreted as a sign of gas gangrene. Three patients with minor finger wounds were referred for treatment of gas gangrene because ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A mother pleaded guilty to ...

A man developed an "unusual" case of gangrene, or tissue death, after an improperly applied external catheter cut off blood flow to his penis and led to a serious bacterial infection. Unfortunately, ...

In a Democracy Now! exclusive, we look at the case of an undocumented Guatemalan national previously sickened in an immigration jail and now detained in the latest round of controversial raids. Ángel ...

The list of mysterious symptoms related to the coronavirus keeps getting longer. The latest unexpected side effect happened to an 86-year-old woman in Italy, whose fingers turned black with gangrene ...

Monsoon weather paves the way for many worrying health concerns. The unpredictable climate also aggravates existing conditions. And with people still commuting to work and going about their day ...