Tag: Spinal Cord
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...
Minister severely injured in swimming accident
GRAND RAPIDS -- Josh Buck, pastor at Greenhouse Ministries in Grand Rapids, was one hour into a Cancun vacation with his wife and...
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...
Paralysed nurse win negligence claim
A RETIRED nurse left paralysed after an operation on her back at Edinburgh's Western General Hospital has won a legal action claiming she was...
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,...
Official faults Bush stem cell funding limits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior U.S. National Institutes of Health official said on Friday President George W. Bush's limits on federal funding for human...
Surgeons issue warning after WA spinal injury increase
Surgeons at Royal Perth Hospital are urging people to be careful during their summer holidays, after treating an alarming number of spinal injury patients.
Trauma...
Synapse expands business in Oberlin
Biomedical firm lands $4M in extra funding
OBERLIN — Synapse Biomedical, developer of an implantable device that allows paralyzed individuals to breathe on their...
