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What Is the Diabetic Foot Valley?
The United States isn't the only country that incurs thousands of avoidable amputations due to inconsistent diabetes care. It's a ...
How to Keep Small Hurts From Becoming Big Problems
by Melissa Bean Sterzick In a perfect world, amputees’ unaffected lower limbs would be exempt from all injury and inconvenience ...
GAO Report: How Well Does Medicare Serve Amputees?
The GAO released its in-depth study of amputees’ access to rehabilitation services and ongoing healthcare. The report provides a detailed ...
New Bill Raises Hope for Amputee Veterans Craving Active Lifestyle
The SPORT Act, introduced by Republican Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks, would redefine recreational prosthetic devices as “clinically necessary” for amputee veterans’ ...
Best Amputee Halloween Costumes in 2024
As always, Amputee Nation came through with creative Halloween costumes that had us howling. We showcased our favorites in Amplitude’s ...
Voters With Disabilities Loom Large at the 2024 Ballot Box
Nearly one-third of American voters either have a disability or live in a household with a disabled person, according to ...
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Get a Sneak Peek of Our New Print Magazine for Amputees in September
The preview issue of Amplitude, magazine will be published this month and will be mailed with the September issue of ...
Report: Adults with Disabilities Continue to Be Economically Shortchanged
A new report from the National Disability Institute (NDI) shows that 24 years after the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act ...
NAAOP Alert: VA Victory on Private Contracting of O&P Care
The National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics & Prosthetics (NAAOP) has issued the following legislative alert: Congress is poised ...
Glucose “Control Switch” in the Brain Could Be Key to Preventing and Treating Diabetes
Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have pinpointed a mechanism in part of the brain that is key to sensing ...
