Sarepta Therapeutics Inc announces 15 recipients of Route 79, The Duchenne Scholarship Program created to recognize exceptional individuals living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy as they pursue their post-secondary education.
Leg amputees who receive bone-anchored prosthetics report high levels of satisfaction compared with those who receive conventional devices, according to new study findings published in JBJS Open Access by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City.
Össur athletes win 28 medals on "gold standard" prosthetics Including the Cheetah blade, according to the company.
Researchers in Mount Sinai Health System’s Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance have received a $2.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study whether a first-of-its-kind brain implant can help restore function in severely paralyzed patients and improve their ability to communicate.
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The modern Paralympics are unrecognizable from the last time the Japanese capital hosted the Games 57 years ago, Scroll.in reports.
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The disability advocacy nonprofit RespectAbility has released its free Disability Entrepreneurship Toolkit. The new toolkit provides an inventory of existing materials, advice and guides for jobseekers with disabilities who want to start their own enterprise or develop their entrepreneurial skills.
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The National Institute on Aging has awarded a $1.8 million grant to a University of Massachusetts Amherst kinesiologist and her team to study how muscle fatigue and gait changes affect older people’s ability to remain active.
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The 37th International Seating Symposium is moving to January 31 – February 2, 2022. If you’re planning to attend, please note the new date and revise your plans accordingly.
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As part of its ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion in orthotics and prosthetics (O&P) and its pledge to help recruit underrepresented students of color into the profession, the Hanger Foundation announces the 2021 recipients of the inaugural Hanger Foundation Diversity Scholarships.
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Adults younger than age 60 whose days are filled with sedentary leisure time and little physical activity have a higher stroke risk than people who are more physically active, according to new research published recently in Stroke.
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Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) made a splash with a surfing trip for young patients on Long Island in August, it reports.
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After the disruptions of 2020, Paralympic athlete Tatyana McFadden is ready to compete again, she tells Refinery29.
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Net Health, a provider of cloud-based software and analytics for specialty medical providers, announces the addition of two predictive analytic capabilities embedded in the workflow of Net Health Wound Care’s electronic health record (EHR) platform.
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The Education Department (ED) is discharging $5.8 billion in student debt held by over 323,000 federal student loan borrowers who are totally and permanently disabled in a win for advocates who urged the Biden administration to make the move, Yahoo! Finance reports.
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Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a new strategy that could offer much more precise control of prosthetic limbs. They explain their method in Science Translational Medicine.
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Black COVID-19 patients are more likely to have experienced strokes prior to their diagnosis than their non-Black counterparts, according to a study by Penn State College of Medicine researchers, published in the Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases.
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The Liner Wand, provider of a deep cleaning prosthetic liner coating designed to reduce skin irritation and odor, has signed an affiliate agreement with the Orthotic and Prosthetic Activities Foundation (OPAF) and The First Clinics.
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Humana Inc announces the successful completion of its acquisition of home health and hospice provider Kindred at Home (KAH), making it reportedly now the nation’s largest provider of care in the home.
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