Q: I have been making jewelry as a hobby for 15 years and was told by an old jeweler to use toothpaste on burns. Using a torch and working with hot metal make burns a regular, if not frequent, ...

Are you wondering how to treat minor burns without visiting the hospital? Here’s how. Some burns require a doctor’s attention while some can be treated with home remedies. Some burns also cause ...

The govt is planning to replace home-based, unequal burn care with a uniform, evidence-based protocol to reduce deaths and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Glatter is a New York-based physician covering public health. When a child suffers a burn, many parents may reach for ice, ...

As the days grow longer and temperatures get warmer, the joys of summer invite us to spend more time outdoors. While the term “summer burns” may evoke images of sunburns or grill burns, hot surfaces ...

If you burn yourself in the kitchen, chances are someone in the group chat will have a “miracle” fix. Ice. Toothpaste. Butter. And increasingly, one oddly persistent suggestion: crack an egg and smear ...