Veteran Lloyd Epps walks after doctors serviced his prosthetic leg at a New York City Veterans Administration hospital in January 2014. (John Moore/Getty Images) Editor's note: The following is an ...

The traditional process for fitting for, making and receiving a prosthesis typically takes a long time, and is especially difficult for patients who can't travel easily to and from the lab. But one ...

When an arm or other extremity is amputated or lost, a prosthetic device, or prosthesis, can play an important role in rehabilitation. For many people, an artificial limb can improve mobility and the ...

To Ian Reynolds and Niles Velin, a prosthetic device doesn’t have to be just a utilitarian replacement for a lost limb — it can be a work of art. “We can make it so you can show it off instead of ...

Amputee groups and prosthetic makers are rallying against a Medicare proposal they say will limit access to some limbs. Under the new proposal, Medicare would establish more stringent requirements to ...

Young adults from Tanzania with albinism who’ve survived attacks from “black magic” believers visit the U.S. through Global Medical Relief Fund.