Veronica Paulus is a former STAT intern supported by the Harvard University Institute of Politics. Neuroscientists have long held that the brain reorganizes itself when a body part is amputated. A new ...
As we recognize National Minority Health Month, a time designated to examine the systemic inequities in our nation’s health care system, we must take a close look at the imbalances that have been ...
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has made a number of changes to update its National Emphasis Programs (NEP) aimed at reducing amputations in manufacturing industries by adding ...
As of Aug. 1 a total of 1,316 amputee patients have been treated at U.S. military facilities. McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center in October is becoming part of a Department of Defense and ...
The Amputation Reduction and Compassion Act (H.R. 2631) would ensure that Medicare and Medicaid both cover peripheral artery disease screening for at-risk beneficiaries without the cost-sharing ...
More than 400 Americans undergo major amputation of a leg, either above or below the knee, every day. Many of them suffer from what’s known as chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI), a form of ...
San Antonio – There are nearly 2 million people in the U.S. living with limb loss, and that number is expected to double due to growing rates of diabetes and vascular disease. According to the latest ...
CLEVELAND -- September is peripheral artery disease (PAD) awareness month and presents an opportunity to recognize the disproportionate impact this disease has on vulnerable communities in Cleveland.
Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA recently updated its National Emphasis Program on Amputations in Manufacturing Industries (NEP), adding a targeting methodology for industries with high employer-reported ...
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