CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts ‒ Leg amputations haven't changed much in a very long time. Civil War-era textbooks describing them look pretty similar to contemporary ones, said Dr. Matthew Carty, a staff ...

After an amputation, some patients may feel pain in their residual limbs. Post-amputation pain, categorized as phantom pain or stump pain, can be a challenging condition to treat. Phantom pain is ...

A new brain-controlled bionic limb has the ability to help people with leg amputations more easily navigate obstacles and walk more quickly, a new study published in the journal Nature Medicine shows.

An injured stray kitten will now live out her nine lives on three legs, thanks to life-saving surgery. The kitten, now named Baguette, was found on the streets of Lowell, Massachusetts, late last week ...

Amputees in 16th century Europe commissioned iron hands from artisans, many of whom had never made prostheses before. Lernestål, Erik, Livrustkammaren/SHM, CC BY-SA The human body today has many ...

SAN FRANCISCO - April is Limb Loss Awareness Month. A first-ever two-part procedure known as osseointegration was piloted at the Veteran’s Affairs Health Care System in San Francisco. The procedure ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. - A 40-year-old mother in San Jose is recovering after contracting a bacterial infection from eating fish she cooked at home. After becoming severely ill, Laura Barajas had to have ...

BOSTON, Massachusetts (WCVB) — An injured stray kitten will now live out her nine lives on three legs, thanks to life-saving surgery. The kitten, now named Baguette, was found on the streets of Lowell ...