Individual hearts break for a nearly infinite number of reasons, but the one constant is that everyone finds themselves heartbroken at some point in their lives. Whether it’s from grieving the death ...

You’re reading Open Questions, Joshua Rothman’s weekly column exploring what it means to be human. In my spare time, I’m an obsessed photographer, and through the years I’ve used dozens of cameras. A ...

Fingers let us touch, grasp, and interact with our environment, and they are easily injured. In fact, they are the most frequently injured part of the hand. Injuries may range from simple bruises or ...

Broken bones (also called fractures) in the foot are very common. In fact, about 1 out of every 10 broken bones occurs in the foot. Here's why. The human foot has 26 bones. Divide the foot into 3 ...

A broken hand happens when one or more bones in your hand break as a result of an accident, fall, or contact sports. The metacarpals (long bones of the palm) and the phalanges (finger bones) make up ...

This might sound familiar: a devastating tragedy has ushered in the apocalypse, and in its wake people have been forced to adapt to a harsh, lawless climate. Australian studio Drop Bear Bytes has ...

A broken nose, also called a nasal fracture or nose fracture, is a break or crack in the bone or cartilage of your nose. These breaks typically occur over the bridge of the nose or in the septum, ...

The neck consists of seven small bones known as cervical vertebrae. These bones sit between the base of the skull and the top of the shoulders. A broken cervical vertebra is commonly known as a broken ...

Screaming, stabbing pain? Not always. You can move it, so it’s not broken? Not all the time. Here, Claudia Hammond answers some of the myths about bone breaks. If you can move it, it not’s broken It’s ...

Broken foot treatment may involve rest, applying ice, elevating the foot, taking anti-inflammatory medications, wearing a cast, or using crutches to keep weight off of the bones until they heal.