Tag: Quadriplegic

Craig Hospital will host its 12th annual Motorsports Day

Craig Hospital will host its 12th annual Motorsports Day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesday, July 14, in the vicinity of Girard and...

Passers-By Free Quadriplegic Man From Burning Van

Man's Wheelchair Was Anchored To Burning Vehicle's Floor ALBANY, Ind. -- Good Samaritans and a police officer freed a quadriplegic man from his van Monday...

Helper monkey is a blessing for California quadriplegic

LA HABRA, Calif. - (KRT) - The cell phone drops out of Craig Cook's lap and tumbles to the floor. The phone is his...

The long road back

Pam Malcolm won't let a near-fatal car crash deter her from attaining her goals. Pam Malcolm, 20, of Colchester is slowly but surely recovering from...

Senate bill raises hopes of stem cell research proponents

ALBANY, N.Y. -- A state Senate bill drafted in response to former First Lady Nancy Reagan's plea for more stem cell research has raised...

Miracle-Man Pat Rummerfield to challenge Irwindale’s oval

IRWINDALE, Calif. -- Paralyzed from the neck down in a horrendous 135-mile per hour car accident, and all but given up for a life...

Court quizzes quadriplegic

Cape Town - Quadriplegic Ian Hamilton, who is claiming R23m in damages from the minister of safety and security, was quizzed in the Cape...

Shooting victim builds new life

Spinal cord injury didn't stop Kent Hehr There it was in the middle of his face, itching. And it would take Kent Hehr some six...

Paralysis pioneer

A Chinese neurosurgeon's experimental operation using fetal cells is giving paraplegics hope but stirring medical and ethical concerns. Strolling briskly through the dim halls of...

Chinese doctor treat paralysis with fetal cells

BEIJING - Strolling briskly through the dim halls of Chaoyang Hospital, neurosurgeon Huang Hongyun says his pioneering medical work using fetal cells to treat...