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

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dangerous freezing weather has settled over Kentucky this week, with wind chills dipping as low as 10 degrees below zero Tuesday ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – Doctors at Miami Valley Hospital are bracing for the potentially below-zero wind chills expected Thursday. 2 NEWS Reporter Jordan Bowen spoke with a doctor at Miami Valley ...

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 ...

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 ...

While much of the country is dealing with cold temperatures and unusual snowfall in areas that rarely if ever see accumulation, people will have to watch for signs of hypothermia and frostbite, ...

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 ...

Frigid weather is nothing new in Vermont. Unfortunately, neither are frostbite and hypothermia, two potentially life-threatening conditions that may occur when people are exposed to cold temperatures ...

An arctic front settled over Connecticut at the end of last week, bringing biting cold and record low temperatures for early December. Now, as the frigid air lingers through the beginning of the week, ...