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Ukraine needs more prosthetics clinicians as war toll mounts

The steady stream of wounded soldiers into a clinic for artificial limbs in Kyiv is a stark reminder of the human cost of Russia's war on Ukraine, where military casualties are a secret closely guarded by both sides.

Reuters

Colin Farrell unrecognisable in prosthetics as he transforms into The Batman's Penguin

Colin Farrell has been spotted on set of the highly-anticipated The Batman spin-off The Penguin

Daily Mirror

Ukrainian amputee soldiers get replacement limbs but must rebuild lives

Around a dozen Ukrainian soldiers who have lost limbs fighting Russian invaders have been given hi-tech prosthetics at a clinic in Silver Spring, on the outskirts of Washington D.C.

Reuters

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Ukrainian soldiers benefit from U.S. prosthetics expertise but their war is different

A prosthetics clinic that once served mostly American military veterans is now helping Ukrainian amputees get state of the art prostheses.

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Don’t blame Brendan Fraser for The Whale’s crass fatphobia

Fraser’s controversial Oscar-tipped turn as an obese man saw the actor radically alter his appearance through weight gain and prosthetics. Hollywood’s fixation with extreme physical transformations is at fault, writes Louis Chilton – and it’s starting to stifle the whole industry

The Independent UK

Why are Hollywood fat suits back in fashion?

Brendan Fraser has been Oscar-nominated for playing an over-eating teacher in ‘The Whale’, described as ‘one of the most fatphobic films of all time’. Eloise Hendy explores how plus-size prosthetics, once derided as dated, have ended up back in the Hollywood toolkit

The Independent UK

Meet Joshua Henry, the hunky Gaston of ABC's 'Beauty and the Beast' special

Amid the many familiar faces of "Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration" — including Josh Groban, Martin Short, Shania Twain, David Alan Grier and Rita Moreno — is one TV viewers may not know yet: Joshua Henry as Gaston, the hunky himbo in pursuit of Belle (H.E.R.). With his…

Los Angeles Times

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Rita Ora wears facial prosthetics shaped like fins at British Fashion Awards

The singer also wore a sheer dress and red thong to the event

The Independent UK

Review: Tilda Swinton meets Tilda Swinton in 'The Eternal Daughter,' a wondrous ghost story

Tilda Swinton, shapeshifting multitasker extraordinare, may be one of the few living actors who run the risk of seeming lazy if they play only one character per movie. Conniving identical twins, like the ones she played in "Hail, Caesar!" and "Okja," are a particular specialty of hers. Even showier were…

Los Angeles Times

Outlander star Sam Heughan hints Jamie Fraser could look very different in season 7

Outlander star Sam Heughan has been teasing that he's had some prosthetics added for a role recently, so could we see some big physical changes for Jamie Fraser in the next series?

Daily Record

NHS offers ‘life-changing’ bionic arms to all amputees

The prosthetics had only been available on the NHS to military veterans injured in service

Evening Standard

Brain-controlled bionic arms to be offered to amputees on NHS

Experts say the sophisticated technology can be used by children as young as nine

The Telegraph

Bionic arms that mimic hand movements to be made available on NHS

The life-changing prosthetics had only previously been freely available to military veterans injured in service

Wales Online

Cancer-affected women offered skin-tone soft prosthetics

Around three-quarters of women of colour have not been offered skin-tone soft prosthetics in the past

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The Independent UK

Passenger left without vital prosthetics equipment after British Airways luggage ‘error’

The man took to Twitter to complain about his treatment

Birmingham Post

Prosthetic limbs specialist opens first satellite clinic in the North East

The recently launched STEPS Prosthetics said it attracts patients from across the UK

Irish Independent

TV review: Kenneth Branagh as Boris in This England is great television. I just wish we saw more of him

There has been a lot of fuss about Kenneth Branagh playing Boris Johnson in the new drama series This England. There have been newspaper articles and photoshoots galore, with Branagh in prosthetics and padding and miraculous make-up. But the problem is that there isn’t enough of the Branagh/Boris in This…

The Guardian - UK

‘I want my work to be invisible’: Hollywood’s prosthetics maestros share their secrets

How makeup masters lay the foundation for award-worthy performances, from transforming Bradley Cooper into Bernstein to helping Brendan Fraser play a very obese man in The Whale

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The Independent UK

The Whale: Brendan Fraser says obesity isn’t a ‘one-note joke’ in new film after first pictures released

Actor underwent significant physical transformation and used prosthetics in film

Daily Mirror

Ukrainian mum and daughter who lost legs in train station attack learn to walk again

Natalia Stepanenko, 43, and 11-year-old Yana were caught up in the Russian shell attack on Kramatorsk railway station on April 8 but thanks to Peter Harsch Prosthetics they can walk again

Tribune News Service

Editorial: The ‘soft’ way to save lives: With a spoonful less sugar

Much attention is given, perhaps rightly so, to the dramatic moments of 21st century life when people are rescued from certain death. A police officer nabs a shooter, a firefighter pulls a victim from a fire, a Coast Guard helicopter pulls up passengers from a capsized boat in stormy seas.…

Tribune News Service

Ukrainian soldiers come to Minnesota for prosthetics, hope

ST. PAUL, Minn. — On the night war came, it felt like time stopped. Dr. Yakov "Jacob" Gradinar, who emigrated from Ukraine to the United States in 2007, couldn't keep his eyes off the news: Bombs, then more bombs. He called his parents in the western Ukrainian region of Transcarpathia.…

Zenger

New Child Prosthetic Hand Powered And Controlled By Wearers’ Breath

A prosthetic hand for children that is powered and controlled by the wearer’s breathing has been developed by scientists at Oxford University.

The National (Scotland)

Project aims to transform prosthetics and robotic limbs

A PIONEERING project which aims to develop advanced sensors for use in robotic systems, could transform prosthetics and robotic limbs.

The Independent UK

Researchers hope graphene foam sensors can give prosthetics ‘human touch’

University researchers are hoping 3D graphene foam sensors could transform prosthetics and robotic limbs.

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