A startup company based in Chicago has designed a new, waterproof cast that looks — and functions — like something out of a sci-fi film. The cast, developed by engineers at the company Cast21, can be ...

If this inner layer of the cast gets wet, it can cause skin irritation and even infection. Plaster casts can even start to fall apart when they get wet. It’s important to keep a cast as dry as ...

Broken bones aren’t fun. Neither is having to wear a cast and missing out on loads of water activities in order to keep the cast dry. Children’s Hospital of Michigan is offering patients a solution: ...

DETROIT – It was a rough start to the summer for 4-year-old Willow Mullins of Monroe. "First I was trying to get off the bed, but I fell and broke my arm," said Mullins. Her mother was worried this ...

DETROIT – It was a rough start to the summer for 4-year-old Willow Mullins of Monroe. "First I was trying to get off the bed, but I fell and broke my arm," said Mullins. Her mother was worried this ...