A new device makes it possible for a person with an amputation to sense temperature with a prosthetic hand. The technology is a step toward prosthetic limbs that restore a full range of senses, improving both their usefulness and acceptance by those who wear them.
A team of researchers in Italy and Switzerland attached the device, called ”MiniTouch,” to the prosthetic hand of a 57-year-old man named Fabrizio, who has an above-the-wrist amputation. In tests, the man could identify cold,
The Princess of Wales received a warm welcome as she opened a new Children’s Day Surgery at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital in London – and reunited with fundraising amputee Tony Hudgell and his adopted mother in an emotional moment.
Ignoring the rumblings of any royal drama, Kate, 41, in a fitted navy suit by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen and towering navy heels, officially opened the Evelina London Children’s Day Surgery Unit today.
Members of the public enthusiastically cheered
A man guzzling beer out of a prosthetic leg, a bartender spitting liquor into the mouth of customers and revealing outfits as far as the eye can see are among the frivolities of the 2023 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.
The annual event, which runs from August 4 to 13 this year in the town of Sturgis, South Dakota, is the largest motorcycle rally in the world and kicked off on Friday.
Known as a place to let loose, many have taken
Recently, I wrote about a man in Nebraska named Adam Cutshall, who got a 3D-printed finger replacement 20 years after a tragic mishap. He made the mistake of using power tools while intoxicated and cut off his pinky.
Due to the cost of a prosthetic, Cutshall was never able to afford one.
So, he resorted to telling his story online in the hopes someone may be able to help.
Luckily, New York City-based artist, photographer and IT engineer Paul Hodara
A mysterious hand that was created around 3,500 years ago and is believed to be Europe’s oldest prosthetic limb will go on display in the UK for the first time this week.
The artefact, which experts think may also have doubled as a knife, was discovered in western Switzerland in 2017.
It is made from bronze with a gold cuff and dates to between 1,500 and 1,400 BC.
The hand has been on display only once before, making a brief
