I was recently reminded of the importance of wearing eye protection on the farm when a friend had to miss dinner with us because he had gotten metal in his eye while grinding a piece of equipment. ...

A UCLA research team has found that drugs being sold as fentanyl contain high amounts of the industrial chemical bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl) sebacate, or BTMPS. This new substance of concern ...

No matter the size or severity, wounds on human skin are difficult to monitor while they heal. Biopsies disrupt the wound ...

Bacteria live throughout the human body. The eye was long thought to be an exception. Dr. Anthony St. Leger, a professor of ophthalmology and immunology at the University of Pittsburgh, shattered that ...

During the recent wave of protests in Iran, doctors in Tehran have reported that the most common injuries among patients include bullet or pellet injuries and gunshot wounds to the eyes, according to ...

Two juvenile swans who were rescued from Prospect Park after an apparent dog attack are back home after a lengthy stint at the Wild Bird Fund. Looking almost good as new, the eight-month-old cygnets ...

Two of Prospect Park’s beloved swans are recovering at a wildlife clinic after they were attacked by what rescuers believe was an off-leash dog. The seven-month-old cygnets were rescued by wildlife ...

Iranian security forces are deliberately firing at protesters’ heads to cause them debilitating injuries, local doctors have claimed, citing wounds inflicted on hundreds of patients they have treated.