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1. Introduction Diabetes affects approximately 550 million people (9.3% of the population) worldwide, and the prevalence is projected to increase to 643 million by the year 2030 [1,2]. Of people with diabetes, 34% develop a diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) during their lifetime, half of their DFUs become infected, 20% require hospitalization, 5% lead to lower extremity amputation (LEA), and half of those LEAs lead to LEA of the opposite limb within 5 years [3,4,5,6,7].
Advertisement 1 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content Alberta’s health-care system heavily prioritizes acute and reactive interventions. On one hand, this means that if you experience a catastrophic trauma, a severe car accident, or a cardiac arrest or stroke, the care you receive in Alberta will be among the finest in the world. However, this approach also presents challenges.
The Boyle County Baseball Team held its fourth annual Strike Out Cancer game on Tuesday, April 19th. The program honored and remembered those who are fighting, surviving, and thriving and unfortunately, those who have lost their lives to cancer within both the Boyle County and Lincoln County school systems. The baseball team helped benefit Freear’s Hope Foundation by donating monies raised through the profits from T-shirt sales, concessions, and wristbands.
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