‘We fall and we rise’: Some amputees in Sierra Leone turn to farming to combat discrimination
From 1991 to 2002, conflict in the West African country created some 28,000 amputees. Amputation by machete was one terror ...
Philly jury awards $15 million to a woman whose leg was amputated after she slipped on a staircase with no handrail
Attorneys for Patricia Thompson argued that building owner Alisha Real Estate was operating a “get rich quick scheme” and not ...
'I could have lost my life in e-scooter accident'
Lauren Mullen was riding 13 year-old son's e-scooter along Marjorie Road, in Chaddesden, Derby, on 31 October when she fell ...
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HMC saves two patients' limbs from amputation
DOHA: Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) announced that their Plastic and Orthopedic Surgery teams recently achieved a ...
Israel’s war with Hamas has resulted in some cutting-edge, astonishing medical advancements
IDF soldiers are helping pioneer the use of cutting-edge rehabilitative technologies that have been a result of Israel’s war ...
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MSPCA seeks donations for Frenchie’s leg amputation
The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA) is seeking donations to help a young Frenchie ...
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Woman had leg amputated at airport after it became trapped in travelator
One woman had to have her leg amputated in Bangkok's Don Mueang airport after it became stuck in a travelator.
Deion Sanders considers another surgery and being 'five toes down'
Deion Sanders has candidly shared that he is contemplating another surgery that could result in the amputation of the remaining three toes on his left foot. In ...
MSPCA to give Mass. French Bulldog life-saving leg amputation before adoption
A 2-year-old French Bulldog named Jack is undergoing multiple surgeries through the MSPCA to combat congenital hip dysplasia ...
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Woman Who Spent Days in Hospital with Painful Open Wound Waiting to Be Stitched Up Ends Up Losing Entire Leg
A Canadian woman lost her right leg after spending days in the hospital with an untreated infection following a knee ...
Health insurers limit coverage of prosthetic limbs, questioning their medical necessity
Advocates say it is discrimination and are arguing for "insurance fairness" on the grounds that people who have joints ...