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Institutionalized neglect and avoidable amputations are ruining the lives of many people – most of them poor and African-American -- in rural Mississippi. Investigative reporter Lizzie Presser of Pro Publica found one local doctor trying to improve diabetes care and save lots of legs, feet, and toes. He knew there was a problem when he saw too many shacks with home-built ramps and rails and someone trapped in a wheelchair sitting nearby.
By KSFRInstitutionalized neglect and avoidable amputations are ruining the lives of many people – most of them poor and African-American -- in rural Mississippi. Investigative reporter Lizzie Presser of Pro Publica found one local doctor trying to improve diabetes care and save lots of legs, feet, and toes. He knew there was a problem when he saw too many shacks with home-built ramps and rails and someone trapped in a wheelchair sitting nearby.