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Over 5.6M People Live with Limb Loss and Limb Difference in the US—study
April 17, 2024
Over 5.6 million people in the US live with limb loss and limb difference. This figure is from a white paper titled “Prevalence of Limb Loss and Li...
Over 5.6 million people in the US live with limb loss and limb difference. This figure is from a white paper titled “Prevalence of Limb Loss and Li...
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Next Gen Prostheses Use Biomimetic Signals to Improve Brain-Prosthesis Connection
April 10, 2024
Researchers are making promising progress in designing new prosthetic legs that work more like biological human legs. These advanced prostheses wil...
Researchers are making promising progress in designing new prosthetic legs that work more like biological human legs. These advanced prostheses wil...
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Challenging Weight Prejudice in the Healthcare System
Patients with obesity often face weight bias in healthcare settings, where healthcare professionals judge and stigmatize them. To push back against weight bias, advocates in the US have introduced ...
Researchers Develop Technology that Controls Robotic...
The effects of amputation are not limited to physical disability; it often leads to psychological challenges as well. To address this problem, experts developed prosthetic limbs that use robotics t...
Research Receives $4M Grant to Make Robotic Prosthet...
While existing robotic prosthetic hands can help users perform tasks, the downside is that they can be difficult to operate. These devices demand constant attention from the user to operate limited...
Medicare Considers Policy Amendments for K2 Amputees
Medicare is studying policy changes to offer microprocessor knees (MPKs) coverage to K2-level amputees. The reason behind this policy reform is the substantial amount of research conducted over the...
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