/tags/amputation amputation en-US Copyright Thu, 21 Dec 2023 20:58:38 GMT /news/2023-12-21/cat-owner-duo-in-fairfield-county-share-amputee-journey-while-helping-others-through-animal-therapy Each morning when she wakes up, Juanita Mengel removes the silicone liner of her prosthetic leg out from under a heated blanket so that the metal parts of the artificial limb don't feel as cold on her skin when she straps the pieces together. The 67-year-old Amanda, Ohio, resident then does the same for her 5-year-old dilute tortoiseshell cat, Lola-Pearl, who is missing her left hind leg. Thu, 21 Dec 2023 20:58:38 GMT /news/2023-12-21/cat-owner-duo-in-fairfield-county-share-amputee-journey-while-helping-others-through-animal-therapy The Associated Press /2022-02-15/when-amputation-seems-inevitable-university-hospitals-doctors-team-up-to-save-limbs Dr. Mehdi Shishehbor started the Limb Salvage Advisory Council in 2019. A recent study he published shows it’s working to save limbs and address what some call an “amputation epidemic.” Tue, 15 Feb 2022 18:07:22 GMT /2022-02-15/when-amputation-seems-inevitable-university-hospitals-doctors-team-up-to-save-limbs Lisa Ryan