
The winning photo depicts nine-year-old Mahmoud Ajjour whose arms were severed in an Israeli attack last year in Gaza.

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The winning photo depicts nine-year-old Mahmoud Ajjour whose arms were severed in an Israeli attack last year in Gaza.
The science fiction trope of humans superpowered by computer and bionic implants is fast becoming a reality, and today, a startup hoping for a role in how
Tilly Lockey_ a double amputee testing out her prosthetic arms
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Thing has found a new home!
Molly Harbron, 26, lost her left leg in April 2020 after medics failed to assess her case properly.
The family of five-year-old Saffanah praise NHS teams who "worked tirelessly to save her life".
Great Food Containers for Amputees (One Hand)
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Cops Face Jury After Shooting Double-Amputee 11 Times
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Join us in spreading the word about limb loss and limb difference awareness month (LLLDAM) before April begins! Use #LLLDAM2025 to share!
Patients are coping with unbearable pain and clinics fill up faster than they can be staffed. What can be done about a health crisis worsening at breathtaking speed?
Dycem non-slip mats: great for one-handed use
These non-slip mats can be used to hold things steady if you only have the use of one hand.
This lady for example uses one to open a pill bottle.
And here's a review from a guy with one arm.
So Every BODY Can Move
Also, you can track the SEBCM bills here:
https://livingwithamplitude.com/prosthetic-cost-insurance-reform-for-amputees/
Uganda - Protheses for a new life | DW Documentary
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Despite staunch opposition from the Amputee Coalition, the House passed a budget resolution that could diminish amputees' access to health care by sharply reducing Medicaid spending.
The victim told police that a man said “burn in hell” as the tent was set on fire, the criminal complaint read.
Elefont ring - Adaptive Writing Device by Tryspire
Tryspire offers this adaptive writing implement design for free (non-commercial CC license). You can print it yourself out of a flexible material like TPE or TPU.
Being cut from her high school basketball team was painful for Baileigh Sinaman-Daniel, but she refused to let that rejection, or being born with one arm, stop her from pursuing her basketball dreams.
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I just found Zipped Brands, a company that modifies other brand shoes to add zippers to them. If you have difficulties putting shoes on or lacing them, they seem great! They're not cheap though.
A reliable method to treat post-amputation pain remains elusive, but a new Northwestern Medicine study conducted in collaboration with Ukrainian physicians suggests that hydrodissection — a simple procedure that injects fluid around nerves — may reduce residual limb pain and opioid dependence.