A groundbreaking surgical procedure combined with exciting new technological strides is offering new hope and help for amputees. Private Jackson Schroeder, an Army veteran, was one of the early few to ...

Jeff Chaffin served his country in Iraq in 2003, but the Marine Corps didn’t allow him to re-enlist. "So, I went to the recruiter, I was like, 'Hey, here's my reenlistment package. Put me back in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Tampa General Hospital is breaking down medical barriers. The hospital is the first and only hospital in the ...

A novel surgical technique could dramatically improve walking for people with below-the-knee amputations and help them better control their prosthetics. A study published Monday in Nature Medicine ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Nearly four decades after doctors amputated her leg, Mary Shalz is walking comfortably. She said it's the result of a new procedure at Mayo Clinic called osseointegration. When ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — For hours on end last year, Massachusetts Institute of Technology engineers ran the brain-controlled robotic limb through its paces, testing its capabilities on a series of patients ...