September 29, 2016 Scientists fix fractures with 3-D printed synthetic bone Scientists in the United States have successfully treated broken spines and skulls in animals using 3-D printed synthetic bone, opening the possibility of future personalized bone implants for humans to fix dental, spinal other bone injuries.
July 17, 2016 Novel stem cell technique helps patients avoid total hip replacement Jeanne Mitterando, 46, is a very active family medicine doctor— she hikes, skis and works out with a personal trainer.
July 12, 2016 Healing America's Heroes: Prosthetic alternatives allow mobility, independence Lounging by the pool or waking up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom aren’t what most able-bodied individuals would consider to be complicated tasks, but for bilateral amputees, the process of changing their prostheses just to do everyday activities can be cumbersome.
June 23, 2016 'My shark attack was the best thing that ever happened to me' As the cold ocean water around him turned red, Paul de Gelder’s mind flashed back to a Shark Week show he’d once seen.
May 30, 2016 Healing America's heroes: A triple-amputee soldier's quest to fish Army Major Ed “Flip” Klein is an outdoorsman.
April 22, 2016 Bilateral amputees set to run in Oklahoma half marathon find strength in friendship Running is widely known to be just as much of a mental sport as it is physical, and for two runners competing in the Oklahoma City Memorial Half Marathon Sunday, that theory rings true.
April 19, 2016 Citadel cadet becomes first amputee to make precision drill platoon When 20-year-old U.S. Navy hopeful Cameron Massengale lost his arm in a work accident, he wasn’t sure he’d ever be able to march as a cadet at The Citadel again.
March 28, 2016 'Smart' sock track baby's health at night The real anxiety for new parents begins when their baby falls asleep— when worrying whether their child is OK can prompt tossing and turning.
March 21, 2016 Paralyzed Texas man dances with bride at wedding Six years after a motocross accident left him paralyzed, a Texas man stood during his wedding ceremony and danced with his bride.
February 19, 2016 Hope for paraplegics: Spinal cord stimulation may restore motion, sensation Kent Stephenson, of Mount Pleasant, Texas, was a competitive motocross racer until one day in June 2009, when the motor on his bike locked up while going off the face of an 80-foot tabletop jump.
