For amputees, robotic limbs that move like the real thing and are controlled by the mind are a game changer. The “smart limbs” being developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are possible because of the Ewing Amputation. The procedure…
The Homeland Security Department’s Stop the Bleed initiative aims to turn bystanders into rescuers. Source: CBS
With her contagious smile and sparkling spirit, you would never know what 23-year-old Gillian Reny has been through over the past five years. "Looking back on that day, I never thought that it would be possible for me to get…
Army veteran Brandon Korona pulls up his pant leg, rearranges a protective sleeve, and twists off the plastic socket on top of his prosthetic left leg. It comes off with a suction cup-like pop. "There we go," says Korona. As…
Five years ago, Gillian Reny was one of the many injured by the Boston Marathon bombings. The doctors at Brigham and Women’s Hospital saved her life, and her injured legs. Her family, in turn, created The Stepping Strong Center at…
A man who came to the rescue of a marathon bombing survivor attended a special event Wednesday night only to learn he was the one being honored. Source: CBS Boston
Trauma care researchers use grant from Boston Marathon victim's charity Source: WCVB