The brutal winter with its prolonged sub-zero temperatures has resulted in a large number of patients admitted to Akron ...

A new drug is helping doctors save the toes and fingers of frostbite patients this winter, dramatically reducing the number ...

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

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

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

After the historic snowfall, dangerously low temperatures crept into the Pittsburgh region, bringing a hidden danger that can ...

Akron Children's Hospital's burn center can now salvage tissue that once would have been lost to amputation thanks to a newly ...

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 cases are rising again, and ECMC’s burn team says they’re treating injuries similar to severe burns — even blisters ...

A weekend winter storm is blanketing a big swath of the nation with snow and ice followed by dangerously cold temperatures ...