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There are more than two million people living with limb loss in the United States and that number is expected to double by 2050. Now one amputee is working with researchers at the University of Utah to be the first person in the world to test the first truly bionic leg.

There are more than two million people living with limb loss in the United States and that number is expected to double by 2050. Now one amputee is working with researchers at the University of Utah to be the first person in the world to test the first truly bionic leg.

A first for medical technology in Arizona, a Mesa man received a new ankle created on a 3D printer.

She fell while in her attic. Three days later, a flesh-eating infection was threatening her life.

South Texas health officials say a person died after becoming infected with bacteria while wade fishing in the Gulf of Mexico.

Trey Hansen once won a golf national championship in college, but a misdiagnosis of a foot injury resulted in the amputation of his left leg. Today, he is playing and coaching with a prosthetic, and using golf to make a difference in his community.

Imagine losing your sense of touch. That’s reality for thousands of men and women who’ve lost a limb in combat, but there’s some amazing new research going on in Dallas that could restore something many people take for granted.

A nail salon in Dallas specializes in nail care for people with diabetes, a population vulnerable to illness resulting from infections.

An extremely rare case of strep throat that almost killed an Alto, Michigan, man has instead taken his hands and feet.

This year, a landmark heart surgery involving a sheep in North Texas made veterinary medical history.

An aggressive revascularization program in Irving saves limbs and lives.

Doctors in Philadelphia performed the first successful bilateral hand transplant on a child when they transplanted a donor hand and forearm onto an 8-year-old boy.

The Giants are aware that defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul hurt his hand on fireworks over the Independence Day weekend in an accident that several media outlets report forced doctors to amputate the All-Pro player’s index finger.

A Key Largo man is suing a hospital after his amputated leg was found in the trash.

Donations from across the country could mean the difference between four legs and three for a dog hit during a South LA car chase.