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Bionic Hand Gives Amputees Sense of Touch

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On a visit to Pakistan with his parents, 7-year-old Aadeel Akhtar met a girl his age who was missing her right leg. The girl's family could not afford the cost of getting her a prosthetic leg, so she used a tree branch as a crutch to help her walk. Pierre , 2018–2019 U.S. Akhtar is the CEO. www.youtube.com.

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Lancet Series: Improving road safety measures could save half a million lives every year worldwide

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