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 ...

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 ...

Nicole Grigorov developed sepsis after a tummy-tuck procedure in Costa Rica. Her friends and family want to bring her home to ...

Estimates suggest that tens of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers and civilians have lost limbs since Russia’s full-scale ...

The Limb Salvage Clinic in San Antonio integrates cardiovascular and podiatric teams to help patients find solutions.

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 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 ...