AN amputee has built his own prosthetic leg to save himself £35,000. Alex Young, 46, lost his right leg below the knee last ...

Plastic waste is a major problem, but what if you could turn the world’s trash into treasure? [Yayasan Kaki Kita Sukasada (YKKS)] in Indonesia is doing this by using recycled plastic to make ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — 8-year-old Steve has been having a tough time walking while he waits for a new prosthetic leg, making it difficult for him to get in and out of his house. Luckily, SpartanNash, a ...

For amputees of color around the world, living with a limb or body part opposite to their natural skin tone is a daily reality. Their community has been largely ignored by an international prosthetics ...

When three local ninth-graders saw a teacher struggling with pain from a new prosthetic leg, they decided they should also try their hands at doing some good. The students recently learned about ...

How do you slash the cost of a prosthetic limb socket from approximately $6,000 to around $12? Simple: You fabricate it from plastic water bottles, and strike a blow against plastic waste in the ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky A program in which students at the University of Hartford fabricate prostheses ...