Routine procedures such as splinter removal and wart treatment are increasingly billed as surgeries, leading to unexpected costs for patients. When George Lai of Portland, Oregon, took his toddler son ...

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 ...

When George Lai of Portland 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 front door ...

When my 3-year-old came home from preschool with a splinter in two of his fingers, I immediately turned the tweezers over to my husband. “I’m just not good at getting them out,” I told my son, even as ...

NEW YORK -- A Suffolk County, New York mom is miffed after spending months fighting her pediatrician's pricey bill just to remove a splinter from her son's thigh. When we researched, WABC found these ...

We’re simply outside more this time of year, and that means increased exposure to shards of glass, woody debris and thorns. It’s important to take care of splinters immediately because they can lead ...

Some patients are shocked by how doctors are now billing for simple care. Read Removing a Splinter? Treating a Wart? If a Doctor Does It, It Can Be Billed As Surgery from Money Talks News.