Kevin Everett hosts fundraiser to help others with spinal cord injuries
HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) - A devastating injury during the Buffalo Bills home opener, left many doctors thinking Kevin Everett would never walk again. But...
Crash test dummies don’t represent kids
We’re not protecting young car passengers as well as we could, according to researchers at Sydney’s Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute.
They’ve shown that...
State Spinal Cord Injury Research Board has not awarded grants in timely manner, comptroller...
ALBANY - The state Spinal Cord Injury Research Board has not awarded grants in a timely manner, prompting the Legislature to take back $13.5...
Device puts steering at the tip of the tongue
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new device that uses a tiny magnet can help disabled people steer a wheelchair or operate a computer using only...
A surgeon’s struggle to regain his life and career
Accident paralyzed his body but not the love for his work
Sweat soaked his Aggie baseball cap as Eugene Alford lurched upright over the parallel...
Mannford student struggling to recover from paralysis
MANNFORD — In most ways, Meagan Waffle is a typical teenager. She laughs a lot, talks about boys, loves her friends, and is constantly...
Superman’s battle with George Bush … and his legacy of hope to millions
Film star Christopher Reeve was best known for playing Superman until he was paralysed from the neck down after a riding accident in 1995....
First stem cell trials might start in O.C.
An Irvine company could be the first to win federal approval for clinical trials.
A tiny start-up company in Irvine has a shot at becoming...
UBC researchers believe new helmet could prevent spine injuries
Helmets are supposed to protect the head, but researchers at the University of British Columbia say their Pro-Neck-Tor helmet can also protect the spine.
A...
Kevin Everett recovers, reaches out
Mornings are the worst time for Kevin Everett. That's when the pain is at its most intense, when he's reminded that things probably will...
