Amputees face many challenges when it comes to getting the right prosthesis but Black amputees may end up paying more to match their skin colour.

From artificial limbs to gene editing, here are some of the coolest medical advances of the last 10 years.

David Aguilar has built himself a robotic prosthetic arm using Lego pieces after being born without a right forearm due to a rare genetic condition.

“Everybody’s waiting for this moment,” the girl's mother told a reporter with the help of a translator. “They’ve been waiting a long time to see her walk.”

A Halifax man has spotted an opportunity to take some of the packaging out of the waste stream, while also improving lives.

Courtney Gilmour is raising funds for the prosthetic limb of her dreams and hopes to raise awareness about accessibility to quality prostheses for all Canadians who need them.

Boston Marathon survivor Adrianne Haslet-Davis took a big step on her road to recovery on the TED Talks Vancouver stage Wednesday night – many steps to be exact.

A team at the University of Toronto is hoping to use 3D printing to change the lives of children with disabilities in Uganda by creating prosthetic limbs.

A team of engineers and scientists are getting closer to perfecting a prosthetic limb that can be controlled by the user's thoughts.