African-American nurse taking notes during visit with African-American patient

African-Americans in areas with low rates of diagnosed PAD at higher risk of amputation

At the Society for Vascular Surgery’s online Scientific Session 8, Mark Eid, MD presented a talk called, “Racial and regional disparities in the prevalence of peripheral artery disease and diabetes and amputation rates among Medicare patients.” The research suggested that African-American patients living in areas where the diagnosed rates of Read more…

O'Brien ETF 128 being used on a patient to identify peripheral neuropathy

Biomedix to offer a free O’Brien ETF128 tuning fork with PADnet purchases for Diabetes Awareness Month

In honor of Diabetes Awareness Month this November, Biomedix is inviting all healthcare professionals to optimize care for their diabetic patients through the earlier identification of related chronic complications such as Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD), and now Peripheral Neuropathy through a new partnership with O’Brien Medical. To build on our Read more…