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True Grit residential program helps injured youth navigate adult life

Transitioning from high school to adult life is a challenge for anyone, but for young people living with spinal cord injuries, the path forward is less clear.

21 Aug 2026

FDA clears first self-balancing personal exoskeleton for wheelchair users

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared Eve™, the first self-balancing personal exoskeleton for eligible wheelchair users living with spinal cord injury.

11 Aug 2026

Researchers map rare DHDDS disease mechanism using lab-grown mini brains

Variants in the DHDDS gene cause a severe neurodegenerative condition, characterized by tremors, seizures, coordination and learning difficulties, usually manifesting in early childhood. This Parkinson's-like condition is extremely rare, and until recently, parents were told that there was nothing that could be done to slow down its progression.

15 Jun 2026

Ocrelizumab slows disability progression in advanced progressive multiple sclerosis

A major international phase III clinical trial, led by Queen Mary University of London, has found that ocrelizumab – a medication already prescribed to some patients with MS – significantly slows disability progression in people with primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS), including older patients and those with more advanced disease who are wheelchair users.

28 May 2026

Smokers undergoing lung cancer surgery face higher complication risks

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine have found that patients who continue to smoke ahead of lung cancer surgery have a higher risk of pulmonary complications, but their short-term mortality rate is similar to patients who were able to stop smoking before surgery.

28 May 2026

Phase two clinical trial demonstrates dramatic mobility gains in children with severe fibrous dysplasia

Fibrous dysplasia is a rare skeletal disorder in which normal bone is gradually replaced by weak fibro-osseous tissue, leading to fractures, pain, deformities, and severe mobility impairment. In many patients, diseased bone tissue produces excessive amounts of fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF23), a hormone that causes phosphate loss through the kidneys.

21 May 2026

Electrical stimulation restores movement and sensory feedback after severe spinal injury

The effects of spinal cord injuries are complex and multifaceted. People lose not only the ability to control the movement of their limbs, but also the ability to receive sensory feedback from them. Both are critical to generate the coordinated movement involved in walking.

11 Mar 2026

Misdiagnosed Parkinson's patient regains life after NPH treatment

At age 66, Richard "Dick" Nash first suspected something might be wrong when he participated in a Dallas walk for juvenile diabetes in honor of his granddaughter.

26 Feb 2026

‘Kind of morbid’: Health premiums threaten their nest egg. A terminal diagnosis may spare it.

Early on, Jean Franklin got some career advice she followed religiously: "Pay yourself first." So she did, socking away hundreds of thousands of dollars in retirement savings by the time she became a stay-at-home mom at age 41.

26 Feb 2026

After outpatient cosmetic surgery, they wound up in the hospital or alone at a recovery house

Lisa Farris worried that a nasty infection from recent liposuction and a tummy tuck was rapidly getting worse. So she phoned the cosmetic surgery center to ask if she should head to the emergency room, she alleges in a lawsuit.

23 Dec 2025

Guns marketed for personal safety fuel public health crisis in Black communities

Leon Harris, 35, is intimately familiar with the devastation guns can inflict. Robbers shot him in the back nearly two decades ago, leaving him paralyzed from the chest down. The bullet remains lodged in his spine.

19 Dec 2025

Washington’s homeless hide in plain sight, growing sicker and costing taxpayers more

Every night, Abdullah Ibrahim retreats from the streets into a wooded stretch along the Potomac River.

18 Dec 2025

Wheelchair? Hearing aids? Yes. ‘Disabled?' No way.

In her house in Ypsilanti, Michigan, Barbara Meade said, "there are walkers and wheelchairs and oxygen and cannulas all over the place."

11 Dec 2025

How delays and bankruptcy let a nursing home chain avoid paying settlements for injuries and deaths

Nancy Hunt arrived at an emergency room from a Genesis HealthCare nursing home in Pennsylvania in such dreadful shape, including maggots infesting her gangrened foot, that the hospital called an elder abuse hotline and then the police, her son alleged in a lawsuit.

9 Dec 2025

They need a ventilator to stay alive. Getting one can be a nightmare.

On vacation in Mexico last year, Michael DiPlacido passed out twice while scuba diving and again in his hotel. Back in St. Louis, doctors diagnosed him with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, an incurable disease that often requires mechanical ventilation.

2 Dec 2025

Wheelchair News and Research

True Grit residential program helps injured youth navigate adult life

FDA clears first self-balancing personal exoskeleton for wheelchair users

Researchers map rare DHDDS disease mechanism using lab-grown mini brains

Ocrelizumab slows disability progression in advanced progressive multiple sclerosis

Smokers undergoing lung cancer surgery face higher complication risks

Phase two clinical trial demonstrates dramatic mobility gains in children with severe fibrous dysplasia

Electrical stimulation restores movement and sensory feedback after severe spinal injury

Misdiagnosed Parkinson's patient regains life after NPH treatment

‘Kind of morbid’: Health premiums threaten their nest egg. A terminal diagnosis may spare it.

After outpatient cosmetic surgery, they wound up in the hospital or alone at a recovery house

Guns marketed for personal safety fuel public health crisis in Black communities

Washington’s homeless hide in plain sight, growing sicker and costing taxpayers more

Wheelchair? Hearing aids? Yes. ‘Disabled?' No way.

How delays and bankruptcy let a nursing home chain avoid paying settlements for injuries and deaths

They need a ventilator to stay alive. Getting one can be a nightmare.

Study reveals challenges in accessing wheelchairs through Medicare-listed suppliers

Who is willing to trust home-care robots in Japan?

Doctors muffled as Florida moves to end decades of childhood vaccination mandates

Implantable device helps stabilize blood pressure in spinal cord injury patients

Better education and income reduce anxiety about growing old

How ELRIG Is Helping Mid-Career Scientists Navigate Leadership, Career Change and Redundancy

The role of UV-Vis in biopharma QC

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