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.

Knowing how to remove a splinter may not be a matter of life and death. However, good technique can relieve someone from ...

The filmer said: "The video shows the removal of a large wooden splinter that had embedded itself deeply under my thumbnail. "To access and extract it, I had to carefully trim and grind away part of ...

Maggie O’Neill is a health writer and reporter based in New York who specializes in covering medical research and emerging wellness trends, with a focus on cancer and addiction. Prior to her time at ...

Endocarditis is inflammation in the heart’s inner lining. One possible symptom is splinter hemorrhages, thin red or reddish-brown lines under the fingernails. These lines appear when small blood ...