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19th June 2017
“I think Sickle Cell is misunderstood because it's not a visible condition and it affects everyone differently,” says Chantelle Pierre, who was diagnosed with the genetic blood disorder at six months old as part of a routine blood test. “People ...
22nd May 2017
21 years ago, Max became the first child in the world to have two cochlear implants. Now he's a rugby-playing college student living a full and busy life When Max Roeder was born, the chances of him speaking his native German – ...
9th May 2017
He puts the mask on, which covers almost his entire face, and he looks just like a character in Paw Patrol. Alex lies on the couch and his mother, Elizabeth, proceeds to plug him into the parenteral nutrition machine. Alex ...
13th April 2017
Tired, stiff and suffering ever-worsening movement problems, she feared her dancing days were over. Then surgery gave Inge her rhythm back. Inge and Bernd were serious about dancing. They competed in tournaments, led dance classes and practiced up to five ...
11th April 2017
Doctors drilled two holes in Jerzy’s skull and implanted electrodes that would help to control his tremors. Now he’s planning to climb a volcanic mountain and, for the first time in a long time, living in the moment. ...
21st March 2017
Hi there, As you know, today is World Down Syndrome Day. It’s a day for joining forces with others around the world to help raise awareness about what it means to have Down syndrome and how people with Down ...
10th March 2017
Keah Brown is disabled. And cute. She tells This Is Medtech how her social media campaign to improve the portrayal of people with disabilities went viral. It all started with a tweet. Keah, a journalist and writer with almost 50,000 Twitter ...
21st February 2017
Working in a restaurant is an unfortunate way to learn that you’ve lost your sense of smell, says Alahree McDonell. “I was around 19 at the time,” recalls Alahree of the day she realised, quite by accident, that she couldn’...
14th November 2016
Nothing beats face-to-face contact with people who can support you with your disease or illness. But online patient communities can come close, says Kyle Jacques Rose. As someone who has spent the past 20 years supporting other people with diabetes, Kyle ...
3rd November 2016
For Simon Harris, weight-loss surgery was a chance to break free from addiction and reboot his life Most people can think of a period when they’ve been stuck in a rut. For Simon, it was 2005 when things, personally and ...