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“By sharing my story, I’m hoping to help others avoid amputation”
A Hamilton man who had his left lower limb amputated due to diabetes-related complications is throwing his support behind a...
![Hamilton Health Sciences vascular surgeon Dr. Fadi Elias is helping to lead a new campaign called Socks Off, aimed at reducing the number of lower Hamilton residents who lose a foot to amputation due to diabetes and/or vascular disease.](https://www.hamiltonhealthsciences.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Socks-Off-Campaign-Dr.-Fadi-Elias-HGH-23.06.21-Web-Size-005-1.jpg)
Stepping up to prevent foot amputations
Ontario has among the highest rates in the world for diabetes-related foot amputations, with lower Hamilton having the highest rates...
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