Amputee & Disability

Italian researchers have created a prosthetic limb that allowed an amputee to feel for the first time since a firework accident injured him ten years ago. (Feb. 5)

Jones first hopped on his bike October 14th, 2013 in Maine. Nearly two months and more than 1,700 miles later, he is in Central Kentucky and about a third of the way through his journey.

EDMONTON, Nov. 26, 2013 /CNW/ - The War Amps is pleased to be entering into a collaborative partnership with The Department of National Defence (Canadian Forces Health Services Group) to share knowledge and expertise that will enhance the care of Canadian…

The award-winning actor helps build smart-technology homes for disabled veterans in hopes of giving them a happy and more independent life. We sit down with Sinise and visit smart home recipient, Sgt. John Peck, a quadruple amputee wounded in Afghanistan…

Rob Jones is Marine proud and U.S. strong. He pedaled through New Jersey this past week, on a 5,400-mile journey that he hopes will generate $1 million in donations for others veterans. Why should someone donate to a 28-year-old guy on a cross-country…

IRVING, Texas, Nov. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Military Justice League donates $1500 to the Wounded Warriors Amputee Softball Team through recent fundraising efforts. The WWAST is a team of competitive athletes who have sustained injuries resulting…

Zac Vawter lost his lower leg in a motorcycle accident four years ago, and after years in a regular prosthetic leg, he's testing the first one controlled by brainwaves. The Army-funded research could improve the lives of the more than 1,200 soldiers…

X Games athlete Mike Schultz lost a leg in a snowmobile accident and now makes prosthetics for amputee athletes.

Many here at TMV — yours truly certainly included — have been engaged in a pretty heated debate over the NSA Surveillance programs and the young man who disclosed them. Whatever our differences, whatever our opinions about this issue, I know that…

Even Though Devices Are Often Costly, Long-Term Bill for Taxpayers Ends Up Lower Or Only Slightly Higher; Win, Win: Findings Indicate Patients Also Benefit from Higher Quality of Life and Increased Independence. WASHINGTON, Aug. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire…