In pediatric settings, care bundles for needle procedures such as lidocaine administration and comfort positioning can significantly reduce pain. Needles don't have to hurt a child. In 2014, ...

A major U.S. children's hospital has introduced a first-of-its-kind project to eliminate or reduce pain from elective needle procedures in all infants and children. A major US children's hospital ...

Pain--a simple four-lettered word that complicates people's lives every day. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "Chronic pain affected about 20 percent of the U.S. adults in ...

Almost all new parents go through it: the distress of hearing their child scream at the doctor’s office. They endure the emotional torture of having to hold their child down as the clinician sticks ...

Research suggests the biggest source of pain for children in the health care system is needles. One California doctor says the fear of needles is... Shots can be scary and painful for kids. One doctor ...

Children ages 5 to 11 will soon be getting vaccinated against COVID-19. As we celebrate that milestone, we must also acknowledge our collective blindness to the problem of needle pain. Our health care ...

Not many people enjoy getting a shot, but some people feel particularly anxious about it, which may make it more painful. Several strategies can help reduce anxiety and ease post-injection pain.

The COVID-19 vaccine is on its way, but there’s another reason to put on a happy face. Researchers from University of California, Irving found that smiling can reduce the pain of needle injections, ...

Microscopic needles may one day join hypodermic needles and drug-loaded patches as a way to get medicines into the bloodstream. Whereas syringes hurt and patches work only for small molecules, ...

Bioengineers in South Korea have succeeded in developing an intravenous needle (IV) that can bend and flex as it enters the human body. The softening IV needle is rigid at room temperature, similar to ...

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Reddit Share on LinkedIn Share via Email Pain--a simple four-lettered word that complicates people's lives every day. According to the Centers for Disease ...

Almost all new parents go through it: the distress of hearing their child scream at the doctor's office and the emotional torture of having to hold them down as the clinician sticks them with one ...