When Michael Adams was researching health insurance options last year, he had one very specific requirement: coverage for prosthetic limbs. Adams, 51, lost his right leg to cancer 40 years ago, and he ...
For those whose lives have been changed by the need for a prosthetic, these devices offer far more than just physical replacement — they also provide emotional restoration. From artificial limbs and ...
Technology developed at Case Western Reserve University can restore a sense of touch that makes a prosthetic hand feel like a part of one’s own body instead of feeling artificial and disconnected. Now ...
Johns Hopkins University engineers have developed a pioneering prosthetic hand that can grip plush toys, water bottles, and other everyday objects like a human, carefully conforming and adjusting its ...
A clinical trial participant shows his neural-enabled prosthetic arm at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Maryland, Oct. 22, 2025. (Ann Brandstadter/DOD) A U.S. soldier participating in a ...
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Advocates say it is discrimination and are arguing for "insurance fairness." This is a KFF Health News story. When Michael Adams was researching health insurance options in 2023, he had one very ...