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New program working to reduce amputations, especially among Black Americans

A program in Cleveland is working to reduce the rate of limb amputations, which are four times more likely to happen to Black Americans than white Americans.

Ideastream Public Media’s Lisa Ryan reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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