How a local support group is helping area amputees
Life After Limb Loss is a support group in the Michiana area, helping patients nivigate the struggles of living with an ...
Gaza Child Amputees Get New Limbs But Can't Shake War Trauma
Layan Al Nasr, 14, thought she would never walk again after both of her legs were amputated following an Israeli bombing in ...
'We fall and we rise': Some amputees in Sierra Leone turn to farming to combat discrimination
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — Lahai Makieu struck the bamboo with a machete until it cracked and fell. Balancing on his crutch, he ...
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In 10 years of 'arming' kids, bionic prosthetics have come a long way
A lot has changed for pediatric bionic arms in the last 10 years. Many of those developments have come from local ...
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'Best Christmas gift' ever as kids with missing limbs receive bionic arms: 'Amazing'
The device is considered "the world’s most affordable advanced multi-grip prosthetic arm, with multi-grip functionality and empowering esthetics," the foundation also notes. "Engineered and ...
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Family of nine-year-old girl born without her left arm are told new prosthetic 'not medically necessary'
The family of a nine-year-old girl who was born without her left arm has been told a new prosthetic is 'not medically necessary' by their insurance company. Remi Bateman, from Utah, has lived ...
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Have $100,000? Here Are 7 Ways to Grow That Money Into $1 Million for Retirement Savings
No matter how much you start with, you can amass a lot of money by retirement. You might need to aim for more than $1 million, too. A simple index fund can be all you need. Many of us have saved ...
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‘Not medically necessary’: Family says insurance denied prosthetic arm for 9-year-old child
BOUNTIFUL, Utah (KUTV) - A Utah family is battling an insurance company because it won’t pay for a child’s prosthetic arm. Nine-year-old Remy Bateman has outgrown her current prosthetic ...
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Good Samaritan's decision to pull over and help stranded driver led to amputation horror
A Florida man who stopped to help a stranded driver was forced to have his leg amputated after another driver crashed into him. Yevhenii Arsirii, 31, of Fort Lauderdale, was going home from the ...
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Father’s suffering makes man design Phoenix Foot for amputees’ ankle, knee & hip support
Gurvinder Singh, a 41-year-old mechanical engineer and son of an army veteran, spotted the discomfort his father, an amputee, had while using artificial limbs. He developed a better model with ...
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HC orders Rs50L relief to woman who lost hand
She has a duty to take care of her husband and also the child. Following the amputation of her right hand, she is unable to do household activities as well as her work as a teacher at the school.
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Gaza has ‘highest number of child amputees anywhere in world’
Gaza now has “the highest number of children amputees per capita anywhere in the world”, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said. Many have been “losing limbs and undergoing surgeries ...