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Key Findings From the Hanger Institute’s Annual Report
Want a user-friendly summary of amputee-related research and clinical data? Look no further than the annual report released last week ...
How I Became an Amputee Punk
When Hugh Boyle was insulted as "a one-legged punk," he laughed off the taunt and used it as inspiration for ...
Why Do Women Get Less Effective Amputee Care?
It’s well documented that race, income, and geography can influence amputees’ health status. But there’s another fault line in patient ...
Amputee Filmmakers Shine in 2024 Disability Film Challenge
It was another record-setting year for the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge, with 136 entries. And as always, films by amputee ...
Do Running Blades Give Amputee Sprinters an Unfair Advantage?
Ever since Oscar Pistorius began racing nondisabled sprinters, sports scientists have been debating whether running blades give amputee athletes an ...
Amplitude’s Awareness Aces for #LLLDAM
To celebrate Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month, we combed Amplitude’s print and digital archives to find amputees with ...
Amputee Coalition Welcomes New Board Members, Board Leadership
The Amputee Coalition announced that Seth McLaughlin and Matt Swiggum have joined its board of directors. The board's executive leadership ...
Tiny Super Magnets Could Be the Future of Drug Delivery
Microscopic crystals could soon be zipping drugs around your body, taking them to diseased organs. In the past, this was ...
Nurses Rank First in Honesty and Ethics Again
Nurses once again topped the Gallup poll's annual ranking of how Americans view 22 major professions with 84 percent of ...
Study: Prosthetic Function Has More Impact on Gait Than Patient Factors
Before finalizing the prescription of new lower-limb prosthetic device, a clinician often has the patient try the device while he ...
