Tag: Spinal Cord Injury
Newport High School graduate recovering from December snowboarding accident
Graduate of Newport High School and former Newport resident Luis Acosta was injured in a snowboarding accident at Mount Hood Ski Bowl Dec. 8,...
Golden gains wheelchair access
The efforts of a handful of racers and organizers are helping make Golden a better place to live for people in wheelchairs.
Funds raised at...
What’s the difference between a paraplegic and a quadriplegic?
What's the difference between a Paraplegic and a quadriplegic?
Spinal cord injuries occur when there's damage to the spinal cord. The result is loss of...
Cost of rehab puts limits on patients
CORTNEY HOFFMAN'S CHALLENGE: She pushes for independence
Whether she's tired or not, Cortney Hoffman wakes up before dawn, three days a week, to make the...
Insurers often cap coverage for the latest spinal cord injury treatments
New technologies and more aggressive approaches to treating spinal cord injuries pioneered in Detroit are giving patients new independence and improved mobility.
But the innovations...
Why we should defend stem cell research
Stem cell research is among the most exciting but also most controversial areas of science today. It was in the news again last week...
Greyhound Will Pay Millions over Verdict
A federal appeals court upheld an eight million dollar verdict against Greyhound Lines for a woman injured when another passenger cut the driver's neck...
Carnival ride leads to weird consequences for young girl
RACINE - Success is measured in small pieces in the Renguette household. Carly can move her left hand now, her right hand a bit,...
Sailing duo ready for Miami debut
Sailors Allan Smith and Jackie Gay are hoping their new partnership can reap rewards in American waters next week.
The duo have teamed up to...
Hope, a dream and pressing on
Layton teacher heads to China for new umbilical cord stem cell transplant
LAYTON -- Kirk Green makes his way through the halls of E.G. King...
