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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, ...
Study Finds Minimal Risk for Serious Infection With Osseointegration in Transfemoral Patients
A study in the June issue of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery concluded there is minimal risk for ...
Researchers Offer Hope for Patients With Critical Limb Ischemia
Some patients who are in danger of losing an arm or leg due to hardening of the arteries have been ...
Finely Tuned Electrical Fields Give Wound Healing a Jolt
New research reported in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology (JLB) shows that small electrical currents might activate certain immune cells ...
Hugh Herr Wins Spanish Technical and Scientific Research Award
Hugh Herr, PhD, associate professor of media arts and sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has been given ...
