Routine procedures such as splinter removal and wart treatment are increasingly billed as surgeries, leading to unexpected costs for patients. When George Lai of Portland, Oregon, took his toddler son ...

Picture this: You're enjoying the weather outside on the porch when you brush up against a piece of wood and suddenly feel a sharp pain. You look down to see a stinging sliver of wood lodged ...

The carefree barefoot days of summer can increase your risk of getting a splinter -- pieces of wood or other foreign bodies that are partially or fully stuck in the skin. Most splinters are easily ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Splinters are a common, often painful, part of growing up. Sometimes coaxing a child into letting you remove a splinter is tougher than the actual injury. But, there are ...

This is a story of bloodshed and cupcakes and our stupid-expensive health care system. It is a Tale of Two Splinters. Two journalists walked into the Star Tribune newsroom this summer with splinters ...

UCLA anesthesiologist Dr Myro Figura shared video of a clever hack 'Suctioning out' the fragment of wood is a pain-free method of removal For more hacks for everyday health conundrums visit our new ...

Don’t let a splinter get out of hand — a California ER doctor is sharing his simple removal hack. Dr. Joe Whittington, who goes by Dr. Joe on TikTok, recommends getting a clean, unused medicine ...

But post-pandemic, the idea has been revived, with the FDA looking at the question anew and a number of startup companies working to develop an at-home flu test, though it’s not clear when the first ...

NEW YORK -- A Suffolk County, New York mom is miffed after spending months fighting her pediatrician's pricey bill just to remove a splinter from her son's thigh. When we researched, WABC found these ...