There are countless ongoing research efforts aimed at recruiting participants like you! The intent of adding a section for research-related topics to our Thrive Newsletter is to keep you informed on the research impacting you. We aim to make it easier for you to find...
If you attended the Amputee Coalition’s 2023 National Conference you may already know about the Limb Loss and Prevention Registry (LLPR). Kathie Bernhardt, Mayo Clinic’s Project Manager for the LLPR led the session titled "A National Effort to Improve Care for...
Reprinted with permission from the John and Marcia Price College of Engineering, The University of Utah TIME’s annual list of the Best Inventions features 200 extraordinary innovations with the capacity to change people’s lives. To compile the list, TIME’s editors...
As one of 26 national organizations which make up the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Coalition (DRRC), the Amputee Coalition signed on to the DRRC’s advocacy letter on August 2. This letter was addressed to the Director of the National Institute of Minority...
5 Million Strong By Natalie Harold, Resource Development Manager How many of us are out there? Are you a person living with limb loss or limb difference? Have you ever wondered how many others like you are living in the United States at this very moment? By typing...
We invite you to participate in our survey if you have been diagnosed with Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) or other related diseases, such as diabetes, coronary artery disease, or cerebrovascular disease, leading to amputation(s). This is your chance to share your...
Reprinted with permission from Amplitude Magazine If you experience phantom limb pain and want to help evaluate a possible treatment, the University of California at San Diego’s Psychedelic Health and Research Initiative (PHRI) is actively recruiting participants for...
Established in 2008, Sarcoma Awareness Month is commemorated every July and represented by a yellow ribbon. This important awareness month plays a vital role in providing knowledge about early symptoms that aid in diagnosing the condition at an early stage and...
Vaccinations are a major accomplishment of the 20th century. As we turn the corner on COVID-19, we continue to live the realities of infection and mortality rates among the most vulnerable. The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the inadequacy of the health care system to...
Reprinted with permission from IU School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS—Results from a new study of diabetic foot ulcers and the risk of wound recurrence show that a new approach can help health care workers measure the likelihood that the wound will reopen in the future....