Dr. Elizabeth Yuko is a bioethicist and adjunct professor of ethics at Fordham University. She has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, CNN & Playboy. When ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Extreme wind chill temperatures are sweeping through North Carolina as of Tuesday, Jan. 21, bringing health risks. "If you're not ...

NEW YORK -- A wind chill advisory is in effect in parts of the New York area, meaning that very cold air and brisk winds will combine to generate low wind chill readings. The National Weather Service ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- With so much new snow, there are plenty of outdoor activities ranging from sledding to shoveling. However, too much time outside without the proper clothing can lead to frostbite ...

The Arctic blast of cold temperatures in Eastern Iowa has allowed temperatures to bottom out in the teens to twenty degrees below zero, with wind chills between 20 to 40 below. This very cold air can ...

It’s COLD. We’re talking dangerous cold. Cold that might rob you of the tips of your nose, ears, chin, fingers or toes if you’re not careful. Called frostbite, it happens when the skin and the tissue ...

Dangerous, bitter cold conditions producing wind chills as low as 40 degrees below zero at times across parts of the Chicago area could cause frostbite in as little as 10 to 30 minutes on exposed skin ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Winter is officially here in West Michigan. The snow made its presence known over the weekend and now the frigid temperatures have set in. With highs stuck in the teens ...

This winter has had absolutely no chill. Hospitals across the country are reporting a surge in cold-related injuries — from slip-and-fall fractures to cardiac events from snow shoveling and frostbite.