Limb Loss and the Supreme Court
When did the Supreme Court last consider limb loss in any substantive way? Here are some recent cases involving limb ...
Amputees Can Control This Bionic Arm With Their Thoughts
Biomedical engineers at the University of Minnesota may have grabbed the bionic brass ring: a smart prosthetic arm that amputees ...
GAO to Study Healthcare Access for Amputees and People With Disabilities
A group of lawmakers led by U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth directed the GAO to initiate a comprehensive study into the ...
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Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Highlights Value of Registered Dietitian Nutritionists in Reducing Diabetes Risk, Providing Treatment
A new study by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which was published in The Lancet ...
Hugh Herr Named R&D Magazine Innovator of the Year
R&D Magazine announced that Hugh Herr, PhD, is the winner of its 14th Innovator of the Year Award. The award ...
Poor People with Diabetes up to Ten Times Likelier to Lose a Limb than Wealthier Patients
Most Amputations Are Preventable with Earlier Medical Care, Researchers Say It's no secret that poverty is bad for your health ...
Amputee Coalition Names New Members to Scientific & Medical Advisory Committee
The Amputee Coalition has named three new members to its Scientific & Medical Advisory Committee (SciMAC). Deb Velez, BSN, MN, ...
In Memoriam: Dudley S. Childress, PhD
Dudley S. Childress, PhD, passed away on August 6, after a long illness. He was 79. Childress was born on ...
Amputee Veteran Finds New Career in 3D Printing
New Training Program Prepares Veterans, Others to Enter Advanced Manufacturing Workforce Grabianowski at the DOE Manufacturing Demonstration Facility. He is ...
President Obama Signs Veterans Access to Care Act into Law
President Obama traveled to Fort Belvoir, Virginia, on August 7, where he signed House Resolution (H.R.) 3230, titled the Veterans ...
Amputee Coalition Announces 2014-2015 Skoski Scholarship Recipient
The Amputee Coalition announced that Ashby (AJ) Henningsen, 20, of Baltimore, Maryland, is the recipient of the $1,000 Christina Skoski, ...
