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The American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association (AOPA) says it will be watching and waiting for the consequences of President Trump's ...

On October 13, AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond released the following statement in response to the Trump Administration's announcement that ACA ...

The U.S. Department of Labor is celebrating National Disability Employment Awareness Month throughout October. This year's theme is "Inclusion Drives Innovation." ...

Roughly 42,000 spectators and athletes from around the world attended the 2017 World Rowing Championships in Sarasota, Florida, in September. ...

Recently, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced a "Medicare for All" proposal that would create a single-payer healthcare system in the ...

AARP issued a press release supporting the introduction in the U.S. House of Representatives of the bipartisan Recognize, Assist, Include, ...

Joe Baker, president of the Medicare Rights Center, issued the following statement in response to the Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson Proposal:   Recent ...

On September 14, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) gave the public its first look at the newly ...

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced that the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games will feature 4,400 athletes who will compete ...

Hanger, Austin, Texas, will continue supporting American Red Cross disaster relief efforts by donating $10,000 to assist with Hurricane Irma ...

The American Psychological Association (APA) has launched a comprehensive online resource to help psychologists and other mental health professionals, primary ...

Jody Mitic takes in a large, almost exaggerated, breath of fresh air as he sits in an open expanse near ...

Photograph courtesy of R.J. Hartbeck. Össur, Reykjavik, Iceland, announced that Alexander Schwartz, a bilateral amputee who was born with fibular ...

Surgically invasive interfaces for upper-limb prosthesis control may allow users to operate advanced, multiarticulated devices. Recent research, however, sought to ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that the average basic premium for a Medicare Part D prescription ...

Americans extol price shopping for healthcare, yet few actually do it when given the means to, according to the findings ...

More than 50 employees volunteered at the event. Photograph courtesy of Sheck & Siress. Scheck & Siress, headquartered in Oakbrook, ...

Nancy A. Berryhill, acting commissioner of Social Security, announced a new collaboration to access medical records electronically from Johns Hopkins ...

The San Antonio Amputee Foundation, led by Mona Patel, hosted and cosponsored an Orthotic & Prosthetic Activities Foundation (OPAF)First Stride ...

A study has evaluated two additive manufacturing methods for producing either fine- or coarse-textured titanium implants and compared the strength ...

The Angel City Games, an adaptive sports festival in the Greater Los Angeles metropolitan area, held its third annual event ...

Neuroscientists from the University of Chicago (UChicago) have developed a computer model that can simulate the response of nerves in ...

This week, Hanger Clinic, Austin, Texas, announced the launch of its #AmputeeLifeHacks contest via a Facebook Live broadcast from the ...

Despite growing data that more advanced technology reduces falls and improves physical capabilities among patients with transfemoral amputations, patients with ...

Since 9/11, more than 2 million men and women have deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan, and other conflict zones as part ...

When you care for a loved one, it is normal to experience emotional and physical stress. Recognizing this stress in ...

Each year, hundreds of people with lower-limb loss participate in the Össur Running & Mobility Clinics presented across the United ...

A pilot study was conducted to test and compare efficiency and functional capabilities of a 3D-printed prosthetic arm and a ...

Image courtesy of ROMP.   The Range of Motion Project (ROMP) announced a climbing challenge during July for their organization ...

Eight prominent patient, provider, and consumer advocate groups announced June 13 that they are joining forces to host a series ...

Remember the simple joy of zipping around the yard in a toy car? Every kid should have that experience, and ...

By using virtual reality (VR) it is possible to create a simulated experience of being present in a 3D world ...

People diagnosed with cancer gained 3.34 million years of life thanks to cancer clinical trials run by SWOG and supported ...

The annual Angel City Games will be held June 22-25 on the campus of the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA). ...

A new surgical technique devised by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers could allow prosthetic limbs to feel more like ...

An experimental treatment in mice allows the reprogramming of blood cells to promote the healing process of cutaneous wounds. This ...

A doctoral candidate, Andrew Hodrien, in the School of Health Sciences at the University of Salford, Manchester, England, is seeking ...

AARP sent a letter on May 15 to every member of the U.S. Senate urging them to start from scratch ...

Registration is open for the 18th Annual University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) Endeavor Games, an opportunity for athletes with physical ...

Simple calf muscle stretching may reduce leg pain when walking and increase blood flow for people with peripheral artery disease ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted warning letters addressed to 14 U.S.-based companies illegally selling more than 65 ...

Eric M. Miller, a sophomore mechanical engineering major at Pennsylvania State (Penn State) Berks qualified for the American Society of ...

Sociology professors from Florida State University (FSU) and McGill University found that a significant part of the time caregivers spend ...

Touch is normally active, resulting from self-motion. Merkel afferents (top right, green and magenta) "fired" action potentials (white) during both ...

Image courtesy of Syracuse University. Syracuse University is hosting one of the only disability-themed comic cons in the world with ...

Robert Smith, PhD. Image courtesy of Robert Smith, PhD. Bacteria are everywhere, but despite widespread belief, not all bacteria are ...

Self-efficacy refers to a personal judgment about being able to succeed in reaching a desired outcome. Prosthetic rehabilitation is primarily ...

Current stiffness and height recommendations of running-specific prostheses aim to mitigate kinematic asymmetries for athletes with unilateral transtibial amputations. However, ...

Driving is an example of when the patients benefit from osseoperception. Photograph by Susanne Lindholm, courtesy of Chalmers. A team ...

Certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) and the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) suggest several ways for patients to become ...