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 ...

Phantom limb pain affects nearly 40 percent of amputees, often persisting despite medications and therapy. Reconstructive surgeon Shaun Mendenhall, MD, outlines why surgical techniques are now ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The cortical region of the brain does not reorganize after amputation of a limb. Machine learning is essential ...

When Derek from Indiana first noticed problems with his toes, he followed his doctor’s advice without question – amputation. Diabetes, they told him, was the culprit. One by one, his toes were ...

Nicole Grigorov wanted a “mommy makeover” for 20 years and traveled from Canada to Costa Rica for an affordable tummy tuck Two days after surgery, she developed a severe infection that led to septic ...

Meghan Markle's dad, Thomas, is in the midst of a health crisis. The Duchess of Sussex's estranged father needed to have part ...