Friday, March 29, 2024

Tag: Equipment

Stem cell quest takes family to Bahamas

FENTON TWP. - Giving Karly Pollack a second chance at a normal life may come from an experimental stem cell transplant not performed in...

Local man sees St. Louis doctor credited with ‘Superman miracle’

MINER - Terry Cole has no self pity. Although he is disabled and uses a wheelchair, he doesn’t allow these circumstances to slow him...

Hospital organizes team for those with spinal cord injuries

After an accident five years ago robbed him of the use of his legs, Joe Papale figured his days playing in a softball league...

Dr. Hwang Woo-suk: the ‘Stem Cell’ Man

If I were a woman, I would definitely donate my eggs to scientific research without hesitation,’’ said Hwang Woo-suk, who has been the talk...

Medtronic Announces Launch of NIM-Spine System to Help Reduce the Risk Associated with Spinal...

MEMPHIS, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 2004--Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT) today announced the commercial release of the NIM-Spine(TM) System neural integrity monitor, a surgeon-guided device for locating...

Toyota Donates Sienna Rampvan to Paralyzed Veterans of America

WASHINGTON, May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) today received the donation of a 2004 Toyota Sienna Rampvan from Toyota Motor...

Spinal cord patient optimistic about future

POCATELLO - Neil Maberry, victim of a mountain biking accident, believes he is going to walk again. "I have faith that within about three years...

With Tiny Brain Implants, Just Thinking May Make It So

Can a machine read a person's mind? A medical device company is about to find out. The company, Cyberkinetics Inc., plans to implant a tiny...

Paraplegic from Spain is making strides in therapy here

Oscar Segovia pedaled a stationary bike in a crowded gym. He'd already done some stretching and gone for a short walk. After lunch, he...

Their lives go on

When 40-year-old Mindy Idaspe learned she would never walk again due to a spinal cord injury in 2002, she was heartbroken. A nurse and...