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Banksy Goes Bionic: Nick Harrier's Picturesque Prosthetics

Banksy Goes Bionic: Nick Harrier’s Picturesque Prosthetics

Nick Harrier builds artistic, custom-built leg covers that change amputees’ lives—and he gives them away for free.  by Rene Agredano ...
The Choice: To Amputate, or Not to Amputate?

The Choice: To Amputate, or Not to Amputate?

My accident left me with two badly damaged legs. Should I try to save them? Or would amputation set me ...
Prehistoric Amputations: In Search of Limbs Lost

Prehistoric Amputations: In Search of Limbs Lost

A new archaeological find shows that prehistoric cultures knew how to provide sophisticated care for amputees—and how to reintegrate them ...
What Is Moral Injury, and How Is It Hurting Amputees?

What Is Moral Injury, and How Is It Hurting Amputees?

Most prosthetists wish they could spend more time with amputees and serve them with greater flexibility. But the system is ...

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Catching Up With America’s First Big Brother, Eddie McGee

Catching Up With America’s First Big Brother, Eddie McGee

McGee landed his gig on Season 1 of Big Brother, he says, “almost on a dare.” He was attending the University ...
USA Soccer Kicks It Up A Notch

USA Soccer Kicks It Up A Notch

Amputee Athletes Rediscover Their Joy and Passion on the Field ...
The Power of Peers - My Experience At Amputee Boot Camp

The Power of Peers – My Experience At Amputee Boot Camp

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The Power of Peers—My Experience At Amputee Boot Camp

The Power of Peers—My Experience At Amputee Boot Camp

Although I had bilateral above-knee amputations before I was 2 years old, I didn’t know any other amputees until I was ...
Celebrating A Special Friendship

Celebrating A Special Friendship

Animals Help Amputees Through the Difficult Times By Rick Bowers When Karolyn Smith saw a Facebook post in 2014 about two ...
New Catheter Lets Doctors See Inside Arteries

New Catheter Lets Doctors See Inside Arteries

Removing plaque from clogged arteries is a common procedure that can save legs and improve lives. This treatment approach is ...
Doc vs. Machine -

Doc vs. Machine –

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Doc vs. Machine

Doc vs. Machine

Increasingly powerful computers using ever-more-sophisticated programs are challenging human supremacy in areas as diverse as playing chess and making emotionally ...
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