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Phantom Neuro, which is developing a wristband-like device that gets implanted under the skin to let a person control prosthetic limbs, has raised $19 million to fund its next stage of development.
John Yang: More than 2 million Americans are living with limb loss. A Government Accountability Office report says that number is expected to almost double by 2050. Yet recent reporting by KFF ...
The condition, known as an incomplete parasitic twin happens when an underdeveloped twin attaches to the host twin and survives by feeding off their body. In a ground-breaking medical achievement ...
A team of doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi successfully performed a rare and intricate surgery to remove two extra lower limbs from a 17-year-old boy.
When Michael Adams was researching health insurance options in 2023, he had one very specific requirement: coverage for prosthetic limbs. Adams, 51, lost his right leg to cancer 40 years ago ...
During limb salvage surgery, surgeons try to save as much of your limb as possible instead of removing the entire limb. It’s used to treat tumors in your arms or legs. Limb salvage surgery ...
A recent trial tested one new integration technique, which involves surgically reconstructing muscle pairs that give recipients a sense of the position and movement of a bionic limb. Signals from ...
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A Texas high school teacher who had all four of her limbs amputated after they turned black and became “mummified” following a seemingly routine infection says she’s choosing to be happy ...
When symptoms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), such as weakness and a loss of muscle mass, start in the limbs, doctors refer to the condition as limb onset ALS. ALS is a progressive ...
gofundme A Kentucky woman is adapting to a new way of life after losing her limbs because of a kidney stone infection. Lucinda "Cindy" Mullins’ legs were amputated after she suffered from an ...