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Scaling New Heights at the Adaptive Climbing Festival

Scaling New Heights at the Adaptive Climbing Festival

“The beauty of rock climbing lies in the willingness to adapt,” writes Alexandra Capellini. After trying it for the first ...
50 Years of Winter Paralympic Glory

50 Years of Winter Paralympic Glory

Amputee athletes have achieved some major milestones for Team USA during the first half-century of the Winter Paralympics. Here are ...
Report: Caregivers Need More Help

Report: Caregivers Need More Help

A leading caregiver advocacy organization released two new studies this week that shed light on the growing crisis facing family ...
Four Things to Know About Paralympic Skier Thomas Walsh

Four Things to Know About Paralympic Skier Thomas Walsh

A childhood cancer survivor and above-knee amputee, Thomas Walsh is an all-around ski talent who can vie for the podium ...
The Grandfather of Adaptive Skiing

The Grandfather of Adaptive Skiing

Amputee skiing pioneer Paul Leimkuehler is the subject of Fresh Tracks, a documentary film about the history of adaptive skiing ...
Federal Disability Benefits for Amputees: No Pain, No Gain

Federal Disability Benefits for Amputees: No Pain, No Gain

I spent 52 years avoiding the label “disabled,” but I finally I applied for SSDI because it's a necessity. I’m ...

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 ...

Disability Activists Urge U.S. Senate to Ratify Disability Treaty

On July 29, advocates representing civil, human, and disability rights groups from across the country gathered in Washington, DC, to ...

Medical Doctor Offers Advice on Achieving Successful Long-Term Weight Loss

Obesity expert Mohammad Emran, MD, has seen people try everything under the sun to lose weight. In his new book, ...

Study Examines Possible Cause of Increased Energy Cost for Amputees during Walking

A team of researchers from the Netherlands examined the use of external lateral stabilization in people with lower-limb amputations. Their ...
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