It promises to make having blood drawn or getting injections far more comfortable and stress-free, but outside of a few testers (who are probably being well-compensated) who among us is willing to ...

It’s not personal if the nurse isn’t using the thinnest needle on you. Find out why certain needle thicknesses are needed and ...

Nobody really likes getting blood drawn. Best case, it’s painless and you’re out of the doctor’s office quickly. But then there are those instances where you end up killing an afternoon at the clinic, ...

If your doctor orders a blood sample, your blood will be collected by either a doctor, nurse, or phlebotomist. That's someone who's specially trained to collect blood samples.‌ First, the person ...

London, UK – April, 2025 – UK-based blood testing company Thriva has joined forces with medical device manufacturer Tasso to use their innovative blood testing technology to tackle needle phobia, a ...

Engineers have developed HemaApp, which uses a smartphone camera and other lighting sources to estimate hemoglobin concentrations and screen for anemia without sticking patients with needles. In the ...

Somehow, Silicon Valley hasn’t learned from the train wreck that was Theranos. The latest rumors are that Verily, formerly Google Life Sciences, is developing a painless blood-collection gadget “using ...

This is the shocking moment police burst in on a top skier in the middle of a blood transfusion. Austrian Max Hauke, who is also a police cadet, was one of five skiers arrested in anti-doping raids at ...