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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 ...
Disabled Vet Frances Rivera Has Wind in Her Sails
As one of the nation's top amputee kiteboarders, Frances Rivera is way more comfortable gliding over water than snow. But ...
The Smartest Guy in the Room
When Phil Skiff evaluates federal grant applications, he’s typically the only reviewer without a PhD. But as a below-knee amputee, ...
Simple Treatment Change May Help Defeat MRSA
Microbiologists have identified how MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) may be more effectively treated by modern antibiotics if they are paired ...
Noninvasive Blood Glucose Monitoring Device in Development
People with diabetes are one step closer to more easily checking their blood glucose levels with a noninvasive device for ...
NAAOP Special Alert: Election Analysis and Impact on Healthcare Policy
The National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics (NAAOP) has released a special alert providing an analysis of ...
Researchers Awarded Grant to Prevent Osteoarthritis in People With Amputations
Human motion biomechanics researchers at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) have been awarded a three-year, $513,000 grant by the ...
