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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, ...
Researchers Discover Way to Boost Cancer-Killing Cells
Nick Huntington, PhD. Image courtesy of The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute. The immune cells, called natural killer cells, hunt ...
What Every Amputee Needs to Know About Home and Auto Insurance
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Monkeys Drive Wheelchairs Using Only Their Thoughts
Neuroscientists at Duke Health, Durham, North Carolina, have developed a brain-machine interface (BMI) that allows primates to use only their ...
O&P Alliance Meets With CMS About Prosthetic LCD Workgroup
The O&P Alliance met with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) staff on February 26 in Baltimore to ...
