A former Boston University professor who lost all of his limbs after getting a life-threatening infection from group A streptococcus, has been approved for a bilateral arm transplant, NECN reported.

Surgeons at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston will perform the nation's first double arm transplant on a Texas woman, the hospital announced Wednesday. Katy Hayes, 44, a quadruple amputee and ...

On Facebook, he describes himself as a "wounded warrior ... very wounded." Brendan Marrocco was the first soldier to survive losing all four limbs in the Iraq War, and doctors revealed Monday that ...

Limb transplants require extensive commitment on the part of the patient — and not just with rehabilitation. They must stick to a tight regimen of antirejection drugs, known as immunosuppressives, to ...

With the first fully internal bone transport and limb-lengthening reconstruction in South Africa, Tygerberg Hospital has made history and given patients with chronic pain and limb discrepancies new ...

On Facebook, he describes himself as a "wounded warrior...very wounded." Brendan Marrocco was the first soldier to survive losing all four limbs in the Iraq War, and doctors revealed Monday that he's ...

BOSTON — A former Marine sergeant who underwent a double arm transplant said Wednesday that the best part about having arms again is that he can hold his fiancee's hand and pursue his lifelong dream ...

When 13-year-old Anamta woke up in a hospital bed after a devastating accident, she overheard doctors saying her right arm had to be amputated. Most would’ve broken down—but she made a quiet promise ...

Brendan Marrocco was the first soldier to survive losing all four limbs in the Iraq War, and doctors revealed Monday that he's received a double-arm transplant. Those new arms "already move a little," ...