$5M Grant Boosts Drug to Prevent Diabetes-Related Amputations
Chang (left) is personally connected to her work; she has diabetes
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Chang says the only other drug on the market to treat diabetic foot ulcers carries heavy risks and is less effective than the drug her team is developing.
Chang says the team analyzed diabetic foot ulcer tissue samples from patients in Elkhart and discovered the more severe wounds will likely benefit the most from the new drug.