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Tag: Prostheses

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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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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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Christina Leitzel’s ‘Fun’ Prosthetic Eyes are Designed to Stand Out

May 1, 2025Gregory Barber and Sasha ArutyunovaComments Off on Christina Leitzel’s ‘Fun’ Prosthetic Eyes are Designed to Stand Out

There are many ways to lose an eye. Christina Leitzel wants people to know that there are also many ways to gain a new one.

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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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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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In the Paralympic Fix-It Shop, Plenty of Fractures but No Blood

September 5, 2024September 6, 2024Elena Bergeron and James HillComments Off on In the Paralympic Fix-It Shop, Plenty of Fractures but No Blood

Repair technicians at the Paris Games fix everything from bent wheelchair frames to broken sunglasses.

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Russia Hides Its War Toll. We Pieced Together the Clues.

February 15, 2024NEIL MacFARQUHARComments Off on Russia Hides Its War Toll. We Pieced Together the Clues.

Interviews with wounded Russian soldiers, and with relatives of others, reveal glimpses of what injured veterans can expect when sent home from Ukraine.

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Oscar Pistorius, Olympian Convicted of Murder, Is Denied Parole

March 31, 2023March 31, 2023John EligonComments Off on Oscar Pistorius, Olympian Convicted of Murder, Is Denied Parole

Mr. Pistorius, who has maintained that the killing was an accident and that he is remorseful, has served almost half of his 15-year sentence.

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Ukraine War Amputees Get New Limbs in U.S.

March 24, 2023March 24, 2023David Guttenfelder and Eric NagourneyComments Off on Ukraine War Amputees Get New Limbs in U.S.

War has forced Ukraine to become skilled at treating amputees, but there are too many for its overtaxed medical workers. Some are finding their way to a prosthetics clinic in Minnesota.

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Ukraine Medics Gird for Surge in Amputees

June 1, 2022June 1, 2022Erika Solomon and Diego Ibarra SanchezComments Off on Ukraine Medics Gird for Surge in Amputees

The war in Ukraine is pushing the country to expand its prosthetics industry amid fears of looming shortages.

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