Southampton medical student Becca Heritage had a rare hand transplant after losing her right hand to meningitis.

BECCA Heritage had been enjoying her first weeks at University when she started vomiting “relentlessly”. “After hours of it ...

She referred herself to Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - the only hospital trust in the UK to offer hand and upper limb transplantation. "They do a lot of discussion with you before you go on ...

Mum Corinne Hutton says founding Scotland's first dedicated amputee charity has been 'a huge therapy' for her throughout her ...

Using a handheld dynamometer to assess hip flexion and abduction strength during dialysis was reliable and safe, researchers found in a cross-sectional study.“Subjects in stages 3 and 4 of [chronic ...

Upper limb motor impairment following stroke is a common condition that impacts significantly the independence and quality of life of stroke survivors. In recent years, scholars have massively turned ...

Seven days prior to admission, she developed weakness in the right lower limb, instability while walking, and a right visual field defect, accompanied by occasional nausea and vomiting, prompting ...

If the transplant committee thinks transplant surgery would be harmful to you, ask your transplant team about what options you have. It is possible that you will need to receive treatment for a ...

Almost all workers are being pulled out of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the Trump administration has said. The move all but ends a six-decade mission to shore up American ...