The Alaska Gold Rush town of Nome was hundreds of miles from anywhere, cut off by the frozen sea and under siege from a ...

The heart muscle requires a continuous supply of oxygen and nutrients to function effectively. A heart attack typically ...

You might also wear extra layers and bundle up outside because otherwise, as a parent or grandparent probably told you many times, "you'll catch a cold." But does being cold actually mean you'll get a ...

It was a frigid morning in early January. I sat on Silver Lode lift, noticing how each of my fingers suddenly felt lonely and ...

When the temperature drops, a woman’s vessels constrict more, warming blood flow slows, and their extremities feel cold.

As severe winter weather affects Americans across the country, experts are warning about the health and safety dangers to ...

Beat the winter freeze with the annual Great Northern Festival with art — including a black light yarn sculpture by Minnesota ...

As the temperatures dip below freezing across the region, thousands of people are looking for ways to stay warm.

The Wynn Hospital in Utica has seen a few patients with frostbite recently and a number with mild-to-moderate hypothermia, said Dr. Gary Zimmer, chief medical officer for the Mohawk Valley Health ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The bitterly cold weather is expected to continue overnight with wind chills well below zero into Wednesday morning. A cold advisory will be in effect until midnight Wednesday, but as ...

Here's what you should know about frostbite, its symptoms, stages, and how to treat it, during Kentucky's freezing weather.

"When cold weather occurs, people tend to congregate indoors, in more crowded environments, making it easier for germs to spread," he said. What's more, some viruses can survive better in the cold, ...