How to get a splinter out According to Mitra, a splinter is a "relatively small object that penetrates the skin and usually stays lodged in or near the [top] skin layer." The most common splinters ...

Following is a transcript of the video. What happens if you leave a splinter in your skin for too long? Splinters are a literal pain, removing them just causes more pain. But what happens if you ...

Surgery to remove a splinter? An operation to apply ointment? Some patients are shocked by how their doctors bill for simple ...

When George Lai of Portland, Oregon, took his toddler son to a pediatrician last summer for a checkup, the doctor noticed a ...