A bruise develops when an injury does not break the skin but still damages small blood vessels. Researchers are unsure why some bruises itch, but believe it may be due to dry skin and the healing ...

A former paramedic is sounding the alarm about head injuries in children that could require medical attention. Johns Hopkins Medicine notes that there are several types of head injuries — a concussion ...

Pulmonary contusion is bruising in or on a person’s lungs. Blood leaks into the lung tissue and can stop the lungs from working properly. Bruising of the lungs can happen due to blunt trauma, such as ...

Dr. Howell has received research support from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders And Stroke, the ...