COVID-19 measures could disrupt rare polio-like disease
Health experts once thought 2020 might be the worst year yet for a rare paralyzing disease that has been hitting U.S. children for the past decade.
Aug 4, 2020
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Health experts once thought 2020 might be the worst year yet for a rare paralyzing disease that has been hitting U.S. children for the past decade.
Aug 4, 2020
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Amputation can have a devastating effect on a person's body image and sense of self. The use of prosthetic limbs may help, but when it comes to their appearance, options are often limited.
Jul 10, 2020
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Humans do a lot of things with their hands: We squeeze avocados at the grocery story, scratch our dogs behind the ears and hold our significant others' hands. They are things that many people who have lost limbs can't do.
May 22, 2020
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Trial results presented today revealed a promising therapy for patients experiencing angina due to coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD). The results of the study were presented today as feature clinical research during ...
May 14, 2020
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People with the mental health condition known as body integrity dysphoria (BID) often feel as though one of their healthy limbs isn't meant to be a part of their bodies. They may act as though the limb is missing or even ...
May 7, 2020
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The direct oral anticoagulant rivaroxaban dramatically cut the likelihood of serious venous thromboembolism (VTE) in people recovering from lower limb orthopedic surgery requiring immobilization in comparison with enoxaparin, ...
Mar 30, 2020
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People with symptomatic peripheral artery disease (PAD) who took the blood thinner rivaroxaban with aspirin after undergoing a procedure to treat blocked arteries in the leg (lower extremity revascularization) had a 15% reduction ...
Mar 30, 2020
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New prosthetic technologies that stimulate the nerves could pave the way for prostheses that feel like a natural part of the body and reduce the phantom limb pain commonly endured by amputees.
Mar 20, 2020
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When amputee Shreya Siddanagowder was offered new hands, the Indian student didn't hesitate—even though they were big, dark and hairy, and once belonged to a man.
Mar 12, 2020
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Between 2005 and 2014, the number of veterans who were hospitalized, required amputation or died due to critical blockages in leg arteries declined, according to new research published today in Circulation: Cardiovascular ...
Feb 13, 2020
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