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 ...

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 ...

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

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - A new drug is helping doctors save the toes and fingers of frostbite patients this winter, dramatically reducing the number of amputations needed. Akron Children’s Hospital has ...

This winter has had absolutely no chill. Frostbite is especially dangerous because the freezing process numbs nerves, preventing people from realizing they are injured until the damage is serious. Dr.

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 ...

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