Akron Children’s is among the first U.S. hospitals using a new drug to prevent amputations among frostbite victims.

The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the first treatment for severe frostbite to reduce the risk of finger or toe amputation in adults. Iloprost injection, marketed under the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The brutal winter with its prolonged sub-zero temperatures has resulted in a large number of patients admitted to Akron Children's ...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Winter’s sting is in full effect, with evening temperatures in our metro dropping near zero again Thursday night. Metro hospitals are reporting an uptick in frostbite cases, which ...