AKRON, Ohio (WJW) — The brutal winter with its prolonged sub-zero temperatures has resulted in a large number of patients admitted to Akron Children’s Hospital’s burn center. “We have had more ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While the number of frostbite amputations in Montreal is going down, frostbite is still a concern for those living on the streets.

As extreme cold temperatures persist across the region, Akron Children’s Burn Center is using a new frostbite treatment to reduce the risk of amputation. Akron Children’s is one of only two hospitals ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced what it says is the first-ever treatment for severe frostbite following an open-label, controlled trial. Aurlumyn, or iloprost, is an injectable ...

AKRON, Ohio — With dangerous wind chills expected to plunge below zero throughout the next week across Northeast Ohio, medical experts are urging residents to take extreme cold seriously—and sharing ...

You find yourself working the overnight shift on subzero night in February. You stop outside of a room to listen to the ambulance report about a homeless patient who has been brought in for foot pain.

After the historic snowfall, dangerously low temperatures crept into the Pittsburgh region, bringing a hidden danger that can turn painful in seconds: frostbite. However, there are ways people can ...

TORONTO — As bitterly cold temperatures plunge much of the country into a deep freeze, emergency doctors and public health experts are warning people to protect themselves from frostbite. In some ...