The overall amputation rate in northern Illinois is declining due to improved care for diabetes and peripheral vascular disease, new research shows.But not everyone is reaping the benefits.A new study from Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine has found people in African American communities on Chicago's South and West Side have a five times higher rate of lower limb amputations than people in the predominantly white suburbs and exurbs. (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today)
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