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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鈥檛 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鈥檚 mind flashed back to a Shark Week show he鈥檇 once seen.

May 30, 2016

Healing America's heroes: A triple-amputee soldier's quest to fish

Army Major Ed 鈥淔lip鈥� 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鈥檛 sure he鈥檇 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鈥� 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.

February 6, 2016

Do sleep trackers really work?

Sleep鈥� we all know it restores energy, helps manage appetite,聽protects against illnesses, and is generally聽essential for all-around聽good health.

January 15, 2016

Wearable devices move toward disease treatment

In the world of wearables, some devices are moving beyond tracking your exercise and sleep, and instead claim to help treat certain diseases and conditions