Akron Children’s is among the first U.S. hospitals using a new drug to prevent amputations among frostbite victims.

Hospitals across the country are reporting a surge in cold-related injuries — from slip-and-fall fractures to cardiac events ...

Duke Hospital reports a surge in patients due to icy conditions from the recent storm, treating injuries from slips and ...

Cold hands, warm heart, as the saying goes. But letting your hands, or any other exposed body parts, get too cold can lead to injury. That injury is frostbite. With winter taking hold, injury and even ...

Frostbite can damage exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes and cause lifelong, permanent damage to your body. How to ...

The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the first treatment for severe frostbite to reduce the risk of finger or toe amputation in adults. Iloprost injection, marketed under the ...

Frostbite is a severe cold injury that affects millions worldwide, often resulting in prolonged recovery, scarring, and long-term complications such as chronic pain and dysfunction. The injury ...

You may not notice you have frostbite until it's pointed out. Here are signs and symptoms to look out for as temperatures ...

Dr. Wendy Miller with LMC shows how to treat frostbite on your fingers with warm tap water.

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Recently, I wrote about hypothermia, and the temperature at that time was 19 degrees. Today, as I write, the temperature is 20 ...

Extreme wind chill temperatures are sweeping through Western North Carolina as of Tuesday, Jan. 21, bringing health risks. A weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service at 10:51 a.m. on ...

NWS strongly recommends Hoosiers limit their time outdoors as much as possible. Temperatures will be low enough to cause ...