Adults with disabilities who had increased level of psychological distress showed a higher prevalence of chronic conditions, barriers to health care and non-receipt of preventive cancer screenings, according to study results published in the Journal of Health Care for the…
Author: Terense Kemp
Psychological distress led to more chronic conditions in adults with disabilities
Adults with disabilities who had increased level of psychological distress showed a higher prevalence of chronic conditions, barriers to health care and non-receipt of preventive cancer screenings, according to study results published in the Journal of Health Care for the…
Curbell Plastics helps students create lightweight prostheses
Curbell Plastics Inc. has donated $18,000 in plastic to Alabama high school students, who will use the plastic to create lightweight prosthetics for amputees in Honduras. The project is a shared effort of Calera High School, the SME Education Foundation…
Curbell Plastics helps students create lightweight prostheses
Curbell Plastics Inc. has donated $18,000 in plastic to Alabama high school students, who will use the plastic to create lightweight prosthetics for amputees in Honduras. The project is a shared effort of Calera High School, the SME Education Foundation…
OPAF hosts wheelchair tennis clinics across the Carolinas
The Orthotic & Prosthetic Activities Foundation recently hosted five wheelchair tennis clinics in North Carolina and South Carolina during a 5-day period. Made possible through grant funding from the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Wheelchair Tennis and OPAF’s partnerships with…
OPAF hosts wheelchair tennis clinics across the Carolinas
The Orthotic & Prosthetic Activities Foundation recently hosted five wheelchair tennis clinics in North Carolina and South Carolina during a 5-day period. Made possible through grant funding from the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Wheelchair Tennis and OPAF’s partnerships with…
RoboHand partners with College of Ouachitas to mass produce 3-D prostheses
RoboHand, an organization that produces free or low-cost 3-D prostheses, has teamed with the College of the Ouachitas to open a 3-D printing farm. The farm, which features more than 50 on-campus Makerbot Replicator 3-D printers and six digitizers, will mass…
Össur announces dates for Mobility Clinics
Össur is offering six Mobility Clinics across the United States, a series of free, specialized workshops designed to enhance lower limb amputees’ experience in sports and recreational activities. Offered by the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF), the Össur Mobility Clinics feature…
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease treatment receives orphan drug designation
The FDA and European Medicines Agency have given Pharnext SAS an orphan drug designation to its PXT-3003 for the treatment of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A. PXT-3003 is an oral fixed low-dose combination of baclofen, naltrexone and sorbital. The orphan drug…
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease treatment receives orphan drug designation
The FDA and European Medicines Agency have given Pharnext SAS an orphan drug designation to its PXT-3003 for the treatment of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A. PXT-3003 is an oral fixed low-dose combination of baclofen, naltrexone and sorbital. The orphan drug…