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Tag: Amputation

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‘Pirate Lizards’ Can Get Around on 3 Legs

October 21, 2025Gennaro TommaComments Off on ‘Pirate Lizards’ Can Get Around on 3 Legs

Researchers found more than a hundred lizards of nearly 60 species that survived losing a limb, with some even seeming to thrive.

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Joao Silva’s Journey Back to Afghanistan

August 21, 2025August 21, 2025Joao SilvaComments Off on Joao Silva’s Journey Back to Afghanistan

Fifteen years after a combat photographer lost his legs to a land mine, he returned to the place in Afghanistan where it happened.

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Joao Silva’s Journey Back to Afghanistan

August 21, 2025Joao SilvaComments Off on Joao Silva’s Journey Back to Afghanistan

Fifteen years after a combat photographer lost his legs to a land mine, he returned to the place in Afghanistan where it happened.

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War Amputees Find New Purpose on the Golf Course

July 25, 2025July 25, 2025ANDREW E. KRAMER and BRENDAN HOFFMANComments Off on War Amputees Find New Purpose on the Golf Course

The sport helps Ukrainian soldiers who have lost limbs in the war against Russia to heal and to master their prosthetics, rehabilitation experts say.

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War Amputees Find New Purpose on the Golf Course

July 25, 2025ANDREW E. KRAMER and BRENDAN HOFFMANComments Off on War Amputees Find New Purpose on the Golf Course

The sport helps Ukrainian soldiers who have lost limbs in the war against Russia to heal and to master their prosthetics, rehabilitation experts say.

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For Many Returning Russian Veterans, a Long Road of Recovery Awaits

January 7, 2025January 8, 2025Valerie Hopkins and Nanna HeitmannComments Off on For Many Returning Russian Veterans, a Long Road of Recovery Awaits

A large number of soldiers return as amputees, and many suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. Once home, they face stigma and a grueling course of rehabilitation.

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In Africa, Danger Slithers Through Homes and Fields

January 6, 2025January 7, 2025Apoorva Mandavilli and Brian OtienoComments Off on In Africa, Danger Slithers Through Homes and Fields

Venomous snakes bite millions of people worldwide each year, killing at least 120,000. Many of them are poor people in rural areas of Africa without easy access to treatment.

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In Africa, Danger Slithers Through Homes and Fields

January 6, 2025Apoorva Mandavilli and Brian OtienoComments Off on In Africa, Danger Slithers Through Homes and Fields

Venomous snakes bite millions of people each year, killing at least 120,000. Many of them are poor people in rural areas of Africa without easy access to treatment.

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The Children Who Left Gaza

December 27, 2024December 30, 2024Laura Boushnak and Alan YuhasComments Off on The Children Who Left Gaza

Sixteen young people evacuated from Gaza for treatment of dire injuries. Months later, they face new lives in an unfamiliar country.

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Kayaker Trapped on Australian River Has Leg Amputated in 20-Hour Rescue

November 23, 2024John YoonComments Off on Kayaker Trapped on Australian River Has Leg Amputated in 20-Hour Rescue

The police in the state of Tasmania said all other efforts to help the man, a foreign tourist in his 60s, failed before the decision was made to amputate.

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