Diabetes-related amputations represent one of the most severe complications of the disease, affecting thousands of patients ...

The research, published in PLOS ONE, found that the ability to balance on one leg could be the most reliable indicator of age ...

A large new study found that standing for more than two hours a day doesn’t protect against the cardiovascular risks of too ...

An arterial blood gas (ABG) test measures the oxygen and carbon dioxide balance in your blood. It also measures the pH or acid-base balance in your blood. ABG tests are used to evaluate lung and ...

Arterial blood transports oxygen to all parts of our body. This type of blood is used in the blood gas analysis test. To collect the blood, a needle is inserted into an artery, usually in the wrist, ...

It can diagnose or help to manage conditions such as peripheral arterial disease (PAD) or diabetic foot ulcer. Compared with feeling the pulse with the fingertips, which can be unreliable, a hand-held ...

An angiogram is a diagnostic procedure for identifying blood vessel issues, often indicated by symptoms like persistent chest ...

Flying increases the risk of developing deep vein thrombosis. Here, vascular surgeons give advice on how to avoid and treat ...

High cholesterol doesn't usually have any noticeable symptoms, but it can be shown by certain signs that appear in the legs ...