Arisbeth Muñoz is raising money for prosthetics after having three limbs and part of her hand amputated. A 39-year-old mom of two is raising money for prosthetics after having her legs, right arm, and ...

Before the modern body of replaceable parts could exist, the body had to be reimagined as something humans could mold. But this reimagining required the efforts of more than just surgeons. It also ...

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 21, 2025 – New research from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Cambridge University upends a long-standing belief about brain plasticity. A study published today in ...

A Lancashire woman chose to have her right hand amputated after a one-inch-long dog scratch left her with the ‘suicide disease’. Gill Haddington, 48, had her right leg amputated below the knee on May ...

Researchers have found that the nerve cells (neurons) controlling sensation and movement of the hands show injury-induced changes for years after hand amputation, reattachment or transplant. The small ...

For patients with amputations affecting the hand, toe transfer surgery provides an alternative to replanting the amputated digits and may lead to greater improvement in hand function and other key ...

A woman was told by a surgeon who is now under investigation she might need to have her hand amputated - before another doctor told her it was not necessary. Georgia Spargo met hand specialist Leslie ...