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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 ...
New Polymers May Be Used for Artificial Skin
A multiple-exposure image of a new shape-memory polymer reverting to its original shape after being exposed to body temperature. Photograph ...
Doctors? Reminders Help Keep People More Engaged in Their Healthcare
Research on the OpenNotes model led by a University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) professor finds that follow-up e-mails are ...
Study: X2 Knee Improves Slope Descent
Individuals with transfemoral amputations often have difficulty descending sloped surfaces due to increased lower-limb range of motion and torque requirements ...
Cancer Center at BIDMC Launches Online Community for People With Cancer, Loved Ones
The Cancer Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) announced the launch of a new online community that will ...
