Following is a transcript of the video. What happens if you leave a splinter in your skin for too long? Splinters are a literal pain, removing them just causes more pain. But what happens if you leave ...

Splinters are the pits, but usually, they're no big deal — they are the most minor of the minor afflictions that can be easily tweezed away. Occasionally, however, they can become dangerous. Even ...

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 ...

It can be a freeing feeling to shuck off your shoes and walk outside barefoot during the warm spring and hot summer until the deck sticks your exposed foot with a tiny, pointy gift: a splinter. But it ...

A splinter hemorrhage is when small blood spots appear under the nail. They are caused by damaged blood vessels. What is a splinter hemorrhage? Splinter hemorrhages are tiny blood spots that appear ...

Anyone who’s ever suffered a paper cut or splinter knows how debilitating the hairline injury can be — so you can imagine what a nuisance a literal hairline wound would cause. A 35-year-old man from ...