Local hospitals, including Alexander Burn Center, prepare for spike in burn injuries this Fourth of July. Urges Oklahomans to ...

As Oklahomans prepare to celebrate Independence Day, experts at the Alexander Burn Unit at Hillcrest are urging families to ...

The biggest difference between UTIs and yeast infections? UTIs are caused by bacteria, while yeast infections are caused by a ...

Summit Medical Center joins Living East Tennessee to talk about firework safety and how to stay safe when it comes to all the outdoor fun.

But summer is a hotbed – literally – for burn-related injuries, ranging in severity from mild to life-threatening. Even minor ...

Sunburn is the most common, and most easily preventable, seasonal burn. It may seem harmless, but sun exposure can cause ...

A salivary gland infection is also called sialadenitis and is caused by bacteria or viruses. A salivary stone or other blockage of the salivary gland duct can contribute to an acute infection. Chronic ...

Remember to take precautions. But if someone does get burned at your Independence Day event, here's what you need to know.

Burn trauma remains to be a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in children. Over 440,000 children receive medical attention for burn injuries each year in the USA. [1] Children younger than ...

However, the standard diagnoses for infection and sepsis do not really apply to burn patients, since these patients, according to the definitions of the ABA Consensus Conference to Define Sepsis ...

Objectives Patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) may be at a higher risk of mortality from sepsis than patients without CHF due to insufficient cardiovascular reserves during systemic ...