While the standard needle size for vaccination is 1 inch, it's recommended that women over 200 lbs. and men over 260 lbs. get shots with 1.5-inch needles. (Getty Images) Most people don’t want 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 how you can make the procedure less painful.
NEW YORK – Our ever-expanding waistlines may have outgrown the doctor's needle, researchers say, in what could be another casualty of the obesity epidemic. In a new study, the researchers report that ...
A standard size needle does not guarantee successful administration of vaccines in all people, especially for patients over a certain weight, according to an editorial in this week's BMJ. Jane ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Our ever-expanding waistlines may have outgrown the doctor's needle, researchers say, in what could be another casualty of the obesity epidemic. In a new study, the ...
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