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In 1999, the Institute of Medicine issued To Err Is Human, a 300-page declaration of a crisis in patient safety....

The National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics (NAAOP) is soliciting applications for its annual health policy/advocacy fellowship....

AARP Executive Vice President and Chief Advocacy and Engagement Officer Nancy LeaMond released the following statement on the December 12...

The percentage of medical students who told their schools that they have a disability rose sharply in recent years, a...

For each major type of cancer treatment (radiation therapy, chemotherapy, surgery), approximately one-third of patients experienced treatment-related side effects that...

The Agitos Foundation has announced the 29 grantees of the seventh edition of its Grant Support Programme (GSP), which makes...

BrainCo, Boston, a company incubated in the Harvard Innovation Lab, is developing a smart prosthesis that is capable of better...

A study published in Gait & Posture that examined how prosthetic alignment affects the biomechanical loading in individuals with unilateral...

Retail prices for 267 brand-name drugs commonly used by older adults surged by an average of 5.8 percent in 2018,...

In recent years, national attention has been drawn to the plight of patients who have experienced the unintended side effects...

A study by the Korean Diabetes Association compared walking outcomes in people whose transtibial amputations were caused by diabetes compared...

Össur, Reykjavik, Iceland, and the Alfred Mann Foundation (AMF) Santa Clarita, California, have reached an agreement that allows Össur to...

People with upper-limb loss or absence experience a high prevalence of falls, and prosthesis use increases fall likelihood by six...

Martin Bionics, Oklahoma City, has been selected by R&D Magazine as a recipient of its 2019 R&D 100 Award for...

On October 12 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, Roderick Sewell accomplished something that no other bilateral above-knee amputee has done before—cross the...

Djurica Resanovic had a motorbike accident several years ago that resulted in the amputation of his leg above the knee....

A year after a life-threatening accident, Spc. Ezra Maes is still amazed at the circumstances that helped him survive. If...

Coapt, Chicago, has been selected to win the Brian and Joyce Blatchford Team Prize for Innovation by the International Society...

The National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics (NAAOP) released its latest webcast in which Peter Thomas, JD,...

Researchers at the Virginia Tech College of Engineering have received a $400,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to study...

Individuals with unilateral lower-limb loss are at increased risk for developing chronic low back pain. Aberrant trunk and pelvis motor...

The Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) has announced the establishment of a new award honoring its credential holders, Certificant of the...

As Medicare Open Enrollment approaches, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reminds Medicare beneficiaries to be vigilant and...

Jamie Brown prepares for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games by sticking to a strict workout regime. U.S. Air Force photo...

A study in the Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society evaluated the influence of lower-limb loss on mental workload by...

Researchers at University College London, England, and Tel Aviv University, Israel, have discovered that people who use their feet like...

The Amputee Coalition has named Jeffrey Cain, MD, as the new chair of its board of directors. Cain has served...

Researchers at Purdue University have developed an electronic glove, or e-glove, that can be worn over a hand prosthesis to...

A mechanical engineer at De Montfort University (DMU), Leicester, England, has successfully manufactured the first-of-its-kind prosthetic limb socket made from...

The Amputee Coalition named Mary Richards as its new president and CEO. Richards replaces Jack Richmond CPOA, CFo, who served...

Three Charlotte, North Carolina, hand surgeons have discovered that people of any age born without a hand already have the...

Exercise and increased physical activity are effective for both prevention and treatment of depression, concludes a research review in Current...

Therapeutic virtual reality (VR) can be used to reduce severe pain in hospitalized patients, according to a study published in...

It is common for patients to prefer seeking care from a clinician similar to them—such as of the same gender,...

While a new wave of drugs used in common cancer therapies are helping patients fight cancer, they also produce side...

OPAF and First Things First held a workshop at the Homewood Brushton YMCA in Pittsburgh that focused on falls and...

In a paper published in July in the journal Neuron, Krishna Shenoy, PhD, and a team of neuroscientists at Stanford...

Researchers conducted a case study to assess the effects of a perforated prosthetic liner, particularly with respect to wound healing,...

Needing to ride in a wheelchair can put the brakes on myriad opportunities–some less obvious than one might think. New...

Alicia Lammers takes her role in life with her husband, retired Staff Sgt. Matt Lammers, very seriously. He is her...

Patients receiving a post-operative prescription of ibuprofen with a rescue prescription of Percocet used less opioids than a group of...

Researchers at the Biological Systems Engineering Lab at Hiroshima University, Japan, have developed a 3D-printed prosthetic hand combined with a...

Researchers at the University of Bath, England, have developed a way to design and manufacture custom prosthetic liners of different...

Researchers at Teesside University, Middlesbrough, England, are developing a sensory discrimination training device that can be self-administered by patients to...

Lower-limb amputations can lead to depression, performance anxiety, and altered body image, relationships, and sexual well-being. While there is little published...

Researchers report that combining cannabinoids with morphine did not significantly increase impulsivity or memory impairment in a study conducted on...

To survive in his struggle against an aggressive form of prostate cancer, Bin McLaurin didn't only have to overcome the disease...

Visitors of all abilities will now have additional options for accessing and enjoying Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose with...

OPAF and The First Clinics are seeking individuals to serve on the OPAF board of directors. Board members serve one-,...