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Do E-bike Bans Violate Amputees’ Rights?
When a town barred Beth Hudson, a below-knee amputee, from riding her e-bike, Hudson felt they were violating the ADA ...
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 ...
Suicide Is Often Preventable
Every 13 minutes of every day, on average, someone in the U.S. commits suicide. Many of those deaths are preventable ...
Many Older Adults Are Burdened by Demands of Healthcare System
Nearly four in ten older adults say that managing their healthcare needs is difficult for them or their families, that ...
Smartphone-Based Device Provides Rapid Molecular Diagnoses at Low Cost
Researchers funded by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) have developed a smartphone-based device that can reliably ...
Undersea Robotic Finger Could Advance Prostheses
Erik Engeberg, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering within the College of Engineering and Computer ...
