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Photograph courtesy of Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy. Researchers with the BioRobotics Institute at Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna (SSSA), Pisa, Italy, ...

Researchers from the Yale Cancer Center and the Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System have devised a way to ...

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is often thought of as a symptom of warfare, major catastrophes, and assault. It’s rarely considered ...

The OPAF Dale Yasukawa Scholarship Fund is now accepting applications from full-time students enrolled in the Northwestern University Prosthetics-Orthotics Center ...

The Pennsylvania State Senate approved a resolution on April 15, sponsored by Senator Chuck McIlhinney (R-10), to recognize April 2015 ...

The Barr Foundation Executive Director Eva Hughes announced that the organization has been dissolved as a 501(c)(3) private foundation. The ...

U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) joined U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (D-PA) to introduce two bills to ...

The National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics (NAAOP) announced its new officers for the 114th Congress (2015-2016): ...

A new clinical trial is being conducted by Emory University’s Saint Joseph’s Hospital interventional radiologist J. David Prologo, MD, to ...

Falling is bad news for seniors-oftentimes resulting in life-changing injuries, such as hip fractures and head traumas, and an increased ...

Country music artist Tim McGraw is traveling the country to urge people with type 2 diabetes to get their blood ...

Hugh Herr. Image courtesy of UT Dallas. Last year, Kathryn Kuehn lost both hands and feet from a sudden bacterial ...

Showers, Deenie McKeever, and Beatty. Photograph courtesy of OPAF. OPAF and the First Clinics hosted the seventh annual McKeever’s First ...

A First Swim participant receives one-on-one instruction. Photograph courtesy of OPAF. Ability Prosthetics and Orthotics, Charlotte, North Carolina, and Paceline, ...

Imagine a hand-held electronic device-accessible, portable, and nearly universal-that could reduce pain and discomfort for patients and allow doctors the ...

With fewer primary care physicians in the nation’s countryside, rural healthcare in America is beginning to look a lot less ...

In a study recently published in Diabetes Care, Saint Louis University (SLU) associate professor of nutrition and dietetics Edward Weiss, ...

Para Tri, a sporting event for people with disabilities in the United Kingdom, has partnered with Ottobock UK, Egham, England, ...

AARP Senior Vice President Joyce Rogers released the following statement on the GOP budget agreement: “AARP disagrees with portions of ...

Medical experts widely recommend a combined program of diet and fitness to fight obesity. But when it comes to the ...

Older people may become depressed as they face the many challenges aging brings, but spotting the signs and being proactive ...

Kevin Carroll, MS, CP, FAAOP, vice president of prosthetics, Hanger Clinic, Austin, Texas, delivered the undergraduate commencement address to students ...

The U.S. National Sled Hockey Team finished its record-breaking 2014-2015 season with a gold medal at the 2015 International Paralympic ...

The National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics & Prosthetics (NAAOP) announced that responding to pressure from individuals with amputations, ...

The IMES System bridges the brain to the prosthetic limb, enabling the signals sent from the brain to the amputated ...

Sorto uses the robotic arm to make a smoothie. Photograph by Spencer Kellis, courtesy of Caltech. Erik Sorto, who is ...

Master Sgt. Lyle Babcock. Photograph by Sgt. 1st Class Mark Hanson/Kansas National Guard Visual Information. Although post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) ...

Mayo Clinic, headquartered in Rochester, Minnesota, and Shriners Hospitals for Children, headquartered in Tampa, Florida, announced that Shriners has become ...

More than 100 drugs have been approved to treat cancer, but predicting which ones will help a particular patient is ...

World wakesurf champion Drew Danielo, BoardCo.com, and Texas Ski Ranch (TSR) teamed up on Saturday, April 18, to host Central ...

Zeng displaying his new foam technology. Photograph by Bill Lax, courtesy of Florida State University. Whether it’s a football helmet, ...

Computer simulation screenshot. Courtesy of the University of Idaho. Craig McGowan, PhD, an assistant professor of biological sciences at the ...

Morgan, left, and a participant demonstrate a safety technique. Photograph courtesy of OPAF. OPAF launched First Safeguard on April 25 ...

A First Cycle participant tries a handcycle. Photograph courtesy of OPAF. The Orthotic & Prosthetic Activities Foundation (OPAF) First Cycle ...

A survey of the frequency of problems associated with overuse among people with acquired or congenital unilateral upper-limb loss found ...

A material inspired by the physics of geckos’ fingertips could allow robotic hands to grip nearly any type of object ...

Six sensors are attached to the sole of the prosthesis to provide nerve stimulation on the residual limb. Photograph courtesy ...

The 50 hospitals in the United States with the highest markup of prices above their actual costs are charging out-of-network ...

The profile of the family caregiver in America is changing as the population ages, according to a new research study ...

Smeltz hits a jump. Photographs courtesy of Curtis Connor. Adaptive motocross (MX) racing returned to Baja Acres, Millington, Michigan, on ...

On July 30, Medicare will celebrate 50 years since it was signed into law. In those 50 years, Medicare has ...

With new research highlighting more risks associated with the increased use of opioids for pain, the American Chiropractic Association (ACA) ...

Approximately 65 veterans began their transition out of homelessness recently when the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reopened Building ...

In the morning, the attendees listened to various presentations that focused on new information and techniques. The training was more ...

CAF attendees, from left, Kelly Ray, Haven Shepard, and Breezy Bochenek. Photograph courtesy of the Challenged Athletes Foundation. The Challenged ...

The Department of Defense (DoD) Warrior Games will take place June 19-28 at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. DoD Warrior ...