Early modern surgeons passionately debated where and how to cut the body to remove fingers, toes, arms and legs in ways medieval surgeons hadn’t. This was partly because they confronted two new ...

TO MANY OF US, GETTING A SPLINTER IN YOUR HAND THAT YOU JUST CAN’T GET OUT. YEAH, KIND OF ANNOYING, RIGHT? THE MAN HAD THIS HAPPEN TO HIM. ONLY THE SPLINTER WAS SO BIG HIS HAND GOT SO INFECTED HE ...

Parry-Romberg Syndrome (PRS), a rare autoimmune disorder that gradually destroys soft tissue on one side of the face.

Columnist Oluwatosin Adesoye, a physician with sickle cell disease, shares how she manages leg ulcers, including wound care and pain control.