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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 ...
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 ...
Adaptive MX Racing at a Mile High
Photograph of McGinnis, one of the MSA founders, courtesy of Laura Fonda Hochnadel. The second round of Moto Sport Adaptive's ...
DARPA Achieves Goal of Restoring Sensation
A 28-year-old man who has had paralysis for more than ten years due to a spinal cord injury has been ...
Early Receipt of a Prosthesis Linked to Lower Mortality in Older Veterans
A study examining the effects of the prescription and receipt of prosthetic limbs on three-year mortality found that veterans who ...
New Strategy to Lower Blood Sugar May Help in Diabetes Treatment
Some treatments for type 2 diabetes make the body more sensitive to insulin, the hormone that lowers blood sugar. But ...
