He Was Paralyzed Playing Football. His Strength Inspired Me to Take Action

A high school student writes about how paralyzed Harvard football player Ben Abercrombie inspired him to get involved with the 3.2 for Ben race ...
Tech Xplore

Bionic leg's pilot performance spotlights its technology and the role of teamwork

One year after the international Cybathlon 2024 competition, an Italian team has published a focus article in Science ...

‘I ran a marathon two days before I lost my leg. Here's how I’m running another as an amputee'

As soon as they got on the boat, Sophie asked the captain for a tourniquet and applied it to Ali’s leg to stop the bleeding – ...

‘Two Days After Running A Marathon, I Lost My Leg. Here's How I'm Training For My First One As An Adaptive Athlete.’

‘Two Days After Running A Marathon, I Lost My Leg. Here's How I'm Training For My First One As An Adaptive Athlete.’ ...

Paralympian Mike Schultz drives innovation in prosthetics while preparing for third Games

At 44 years old, Schultz enters his 11th year on the U.S. Paralympic snowboard team as a two-time Paralympian and three-time ...
IGN

The Long Walk vs. The Running Man: Which Stephen King Adaptation About a Dystopian Future Death Game Involving Moving Your Legs Is Right for You?

Related reads:Stephen King's The Long Walk Is Now Available to Watch at Home Spoilers follow for the Stephen King novels The Long Walk and The Running Man, as well as for The Long Walk movie and the ...
Houston Public Media

'It Was Just an Accident' is a blast of pure anti-authoritarian rage

Iranian director Jafar Panahi has been arrested repeatedly in his home country. His shockingly funny new revenge thriller was ...

Swimmer Ali Truwit makes Paralympics a year after losing lower leg in shark attack while snorkeling

The first step for swimmer Ali Truwit was overcoming her newfound fear of the one place she had always felt safe — the water. Because the sound of water, any sound involving water, instantly triggered ...
Olympics

Meet ESPY-winning Para snowboarder Noah Elliott, on Milano Cortina 2026: “These are my redemption Games"

The PyeongChang 2018 gold medallist is hungry for gold following a fourth-place finish at Beijing 2022. He enters this season ...
WBAL-TV

Amputee finds unique way to make prosthetic legs more comfortable

IT’S NOT EVERY DAY THAT YOU SEE SOMEONE WALKING WITH THE FOOT ON THEIR PROSTHETIC LEG FACING BACKWARDS, BUT THIS IS A REALITY FOR ROSS HOLLAND. IT’S SO MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE. IT’S SO MUCH EASIER.
People

Vasi the Sloth Bear Makes History with First-of-Its-Kind Prosthetic Leg After Surviving Snare Trap Injury

Vasi the sloth bear is using his new limb to dig, climb and play at Bannerghatta Bear Rescue Centre in India Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her ...
Runner's World

2 Years After Losing Her Foot in a Shark Attack, She’s Running the NYC Marathon

A shark bit off her foot, but somehow, Ali Truwit made it back to the boat. One of the first responders, Matthew Bevilacqua, talked to her to keep her conscious. Truwit cracked a joke: “At least I got ...