Splinters are everyday injuries commonly involving a small shard of wood, glass, metal, plastic or a thorn that becomes embedded in the skin and the soft tissue underneath. The outer skin layer, known ...

This week brought both concern and relief — a diabetic patient stepped on a nail, causing a puncture wound through his shoe. Because he checks his feet regularly, he found ...

Baking soda may draw out deeply embedded splinters by increasing osmotic pressure, causing the skin to swell and push the splinter to the surface. A splinter is a sliver of foreign material that gets ...