A former engineer who underwent a life-saving amputation has built his own prosthetic limb for swimming. Alex Young, 46, from ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The family of a young man battling bone cancer is hoping someone will come across his stolen prosthetic leg. Doctors diagnosed Atticus Root with cancer at the age of 13. The next year ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Getting your car broken into is bad enough, but it's even worse when it's on your birthday. That's what happened to a San Francisco man who is training to join the U.S. Paralympic ...

Kicking a ball or climbing stairs with ease after a leg amputation above the knee is now within reach. Researchers at MIT have developed a bionic knee that redefines mobility for above-the-knee ...

When Michael Adams was researching health insurance options in 2023, he had one very specific requirement: coverage for prosthetic limbs. Adams, 51, lost his right leg to cancer 40 years ago, and he ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The story of a Portland cancer survivor’s stolen prosthetic leg caught the attention of someone 1,900 miles away who now wants to help the victim. Randy Titony is the executive ...

Amputees have been outfitted with a prosthesis that is integrated with muscle and bone. The new creation allows patients to walk faster and avoid obstacles better than they could with past prostheses.

Thomas Gee, a former gymnast, used to do handstands, perform wheelies on his skateboard, and run around with his three young children. But in 2001, a marble-sized bump on his left leg swelled to the ...