DEAR DR. GOTT: I am an 80-year-old woman who seems to be stuck with what my doctors are calling a "drop foot." I acquired this malady after caring for my husband, who passed away several months ago. I ...

Dr. Joshua U. Okonkwo (Neurology): An 80-year-old man was evaluated in the neurology clinic of this hospital because of left foot drop. The patient had been in his usual state of health until 5 years ...

If you want to take a step toward better health, see a foot doctor. You might learn something about a totally different (and seemingly unrelated) part of your body. Sometimes, “your feet are the first ...

Foot problems run the gamut from blisters caused by wearing the wrong shoes to nonhealing foot ulcers caused by diabetes.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with foot symptoms demonstrate a higher risk for all-cause mortality than those without foot symptoms.

You probably check your feet for cuts, blisters, or fungal infections, but there’s an unusual warning sign hiding in your feet that could indicate developing diabetes long before your blood sugar ...

Joint pain in your foot is often due to inflammation of the joints (arthritis). This can be from an underlying condition, injury, or infection in your foot or elsewhere. But noninflammatory conditions ...