When my 3-year-old came home from preschool with a splinter in two of his fingers, I immediately turned the tweezers over to my husband. “I’m just not good at getting them out,” I told my son, even as ...

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 ...

When George Lai of Portland took his toddler son to a pediatrician last summer for a checkup, the doctor noticed a little splinter in the child’s palm. “He must have gotten it between the front door ...

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 ...

Using tweezers to remove skin splinters? Think again and try this painless method instead.

We’re simply outside more this time of year, and that means increased exposure to shards of glass, woody debris and thorns. It’s important to take care of splinters immediately because they can lead ...

When George Lai of Portland, Oregon, took his toddler son to a pediatrician last summer for a checkup, the doctor noticed a little splinter in the child’s palm. “He must have gotten it between the ...