Medical equipment

A nurse prepares a Pfizer coronavirus vaccination at the Kiswa Health Center III in the Bugolobi neighborhood of Kampala, Uganda Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. 

Why auto-disable syringes are key to vaccinating the world

COVID-19

In late 2021, UNICEF projected a shortfall of up to 2 billion auto-disable syringes needed for COVID-19 vaccines this year. Companies like Revital Health Care, in Kenya, are working around the clock to fill the gaps. 

Mick Ebeling says watching Daniel eat with his prosthetic arm was on par with witnessing the birth of his children.

How a California man is using 3-D printers to bring prosthetic limbs to war-torn Sudan

Environment

These university students have found a way to make prosthetic limbs affordable to the masses

Environment

Double-amputee Oscar Pistorius to compete in two Olympic events

Bespoke ‘fairings’ designed to give prosthetic limbs a bit more personality

Arts, Culture & Media

When science and sports collide

Environment

State-of-the-art prosthetics have caused controversy in sports, and raise questions about what it means to be human.

Boston Marathon Bombing Emergency Responders and the Importance of the Tourniquet

Conflict & Justice

Emergency responders applied tourniquets to many of those injured by the explosions at Monday’s Boston Marathon. The device had fallen out of favor with the medical establishment, but the American military experience in Iraq and Afghanistan changed that.

Fallen Hero: Pistorius Trial Shocks Paralympic Community

Arts, Culture & Media

Oscar Pistorius was a sports hero. Trooper Johnson is a member of the U.S. National Wheelchair basketball team and has competed in four Paralympic Games. He speaks with anchor Aaron Schachter about what Pistorius meant to the Paralympic movement.

The World

Becoming the Bionic Man

Arts, Culture & Media

Charlie is the protagonist of Machine Man, a novel by Max Barry. But his story has a real parallel in Hugh Herr, a leading bionics developer at MIT, and a double amputee following a mountain-climbing accident.

Oscar Pistorius Makes History, to Run in London Olympics

Sports

Marco Werman talks to John Register, a four-time All American and two-sport Olympic class athlete who completed both before and after losing a leg.