Don’t let a splinter get out of hand — a California ER doctor is sharing his simple removal hack. Dr. Joe Whittington, who goes by Dr. Joe on TikTok, recommends getting a clean, unused medicine ...

Splinters are fragments of a foreign object—usually wood, but they also can be thorns, plastic, or metal—that break off and embed into your skin. They're annoying, and even a tiny sliver can be ...

It is quite common to encounter a splinter in the skin. While superficially embedded splinters are easy to pick out, this may not be the case with large or deep splinters. Most splinters are made of ...

In the well-known fable Androcles and the Lion, a tiny splinter brought the mighty lion to his knees. And if you’ve ever had a spiky splinter puncture your tender skin, you can relate. Getting a ...

Splinters are the worst, especially when your kids have them. No parent likes to see their child in pain, and since splinters usually happen unexpectedly, your little one can go from smiling and happy ...

Splinters can be painful and irritating, despite how small they can be. There are plenty of strategies to remove that bothersome embedded chunk under your skin but which one is the safest? Should you ...

When George Lai of Portland, Oregon, took his toddler son to a pediatrician last summer for a checkup, the doctor noticed a little splinter in the child's palm. "He must have gotten it between the ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Running around barefoot is the best, until you get a splinter in your foot, which is the worst. In that case, shoes are the best, according to my cautious toddler. Running barefoot ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. One of the most popular, most successful, and best-looking games for Microsoft's Xbox is now on the PS2, and in certain ways it's better than the ...

Steam runs out of 'Splinter Cell' game keys during a sale So much for digital stores having infinite supplies.