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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, ...
Dance Marathon Participants Raise More Than $1 Million to Fight Cancer
Hundreds of University of Kentucky (UK) students can say they danced the weekend away for a very good cause. DanceBlue ...
Paper Skin Mimics Sensory Functions
The flexible temperature array was made by drawing a resistor structure with a silver conductive ink pen on sticky note ...
UW Medicine, Department of Labor Collaborate on Center of Excellence for Amputations
The Washington Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) and the University of Washington (UW) Medicine's Harborview Medical Center have formed ...
