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Ukrainian family rebuilds life in Minnesota after fleeing Russian invasion

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Ukrainian nonprofit helps thousands of amputees injured in the war get artificial limbs

As the war in Ukraine rages on, a critical need has emerged, with some 20,000 to 50,000 Ukrainians forced to amputate one or more limbs. The Ukrainian non-profit Superhuman Center is helping survivors move forward, offering reconstructive surgery and physical…

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Will a robotic arm ever have the full functionality of a human limb?

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Science Feb 05

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The $20 prosthetic knee that could change lives in India

In Jaipur, India, about 150 patients show up every day at an organization that creates low-cost prosthetic limbs for people with mobility problems. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on an innovative and affordable design being developed for those…

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Minds, Machines Merge to Offer New Hope for Overcoming Impairments

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In Haiti, Amputees Face Different Kind of Healing

As part of his latest series of reports from Haiti, Ray Suarez details the road ahead for citizens who lost limbs after the country's devastating earthquake in January.

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New High-tech Prostheses Being Developed for Amputees

As the number of veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with missing limbs rises, researchers are working on developing better high-tech prostheses for amputees.

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