{"id":7050248,"date":"2026-08-28T18:01:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T18:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/the-silent-epidemic-why-diabetic-foot-ulcers-have-been-overlooked-for-three-decades\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T18:01:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T18:01:24","slug":"the-silent-epidemic-why-diabetic-foot-ulcers-have-been-overlooked-for-three-decades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7050248","title":{"rendered":"The Silent Epidemic: Why Diabetic Foot Ulcers Have Been Overlooked for Three Decades"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/medcitynews.com\/2026\/08\/the-silent-epidemic-why-diabetic-foot-ulcers-have-been-overlooked-for-three-decades\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/medcitynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/07\/GettyImages-873585844-600x399.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%;height: auto!important\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chronic wounds demand clinicians willing to act outside of their defined role, not because the system incentivizes it, but because without it, the wound will not heal.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/medcitynews.com\/2026\/08\/the-silent-epidemic-why-diabetic-foot-ulcers-have-been-overlooked-for-three-decades\/\">The Silent Epidemic: Why Diabetic Foot Ulcers Have Been Overlooked for Three Decades<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/medcitynews.com\">MedCity News<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chronic wounds demand clinicians willing to act outside of their defined role, not because the system incentivizes it, but because without it, the wound will not heal. 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