The medical practice of immobilizing fractured limbs with a cast has been around for a long, long time. Researchers uncovered that the earliest known surgical text, “The Edwin Smith Papyrus,” circa ...

If you've ever had a broken limb, you know how unpleasant a cast can be. They're bulky, uncomfortable and are basically a blank canvas for embarrassing sketches from your friends. But the plaster and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about tech and business in Eastern Europe and The Balkans. For many, healing fractures has meant submitting to a heavy and ...

Cynthia Albritton, better known as “Cynthia Plaster Caster” for the plaster casts she made of rock star private parts, died today after what her representatives said was a long illness. She was 74.