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Paralyzed Man Darek Fidyka Walks Again After Pioneering Surgery
Medical team regrow cells of patient’s severed spine in breakthrough that offers hope to millions with disability. A man who was completely paralysed from the waist down can walk again after a British-funded surgical breakthrough which offers hope to millions of people who are disabled by spinal cord injuries. Polish surgeons used nerve-supporting cells from the nose of Darek Fidyka, a Bulgarian man who was injured four years ago, to provide pathways along which the broken tissue was able to grow...
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ReWalk Robotics Exoskeleton Deemed Medically Necessary by Independent Medical Review Organization
ReWalk Robotics Ltd...announced today that a commercial health plan in the Northwest region of the United States has approved coverage and reimbursement for a ReWalk Personal exoskeleton system, following the ruling of an external independent review organization that overturned the health plan's initial denial of coverage. The beneficiary of the ReWalk device is a surgeon who suffered a spinal cord injury and currently uses a manual custom wheelchair 11 hours a day at work. Use of the ReWalk will permit the beneficiary to stand up and ambulate both at work and in the home.
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