Woman who thought she had cold had to have her leg amputated

She took paracetamol and set off on a long drive - but had to stop at every service station ...

I thought I just had a cold but was in a coma days later with a flesh-eating bug and surgeons amputating my leg

WHEN Friedel de Beer began suffering from cold-like symptoms and fatigue in February 2023, she put it down to her body fighting an infection. But it was actually the first sign of a ...
ABC7 San Francisco

Piece by Piece: Facial prosthetics help cancer survivors regain their quality of life

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- Anaplastology is the replacement of parts of the face that have been surgically removed because of cancer or traumatic injury. Maddie Singer, an experienced anaplastologist ...
Hyperallergic

A Sculptor and Former Special Effects Artist Is Paving the Way in Prosthetics for Darker Skin Tones

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WHYY

Fashion students at Jefferson make clothes for Philly patients with prosthetics, skin sensibilities and other conditions

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Finding clothes that fit was just one of many things that became more difficult for ...