Needle-free devices like TAP and Tasso offer painless blood collection, a benefit for the squeamish. These tests face challenges with sample size and accuracy compared to traditional methods. This ...

Patients at Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health's hospitals and clinics across Northern California could soon have their blood drawn a little differently. Instead of sticking a patient with a ...

The dreaded needlestick in the healthcare environment is a source of nightmares for many. People have dreamed about getting rid of needles for years, not only to help patients relax when getting their ...

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 ...

A butterfly needle is a device used to access a vein for drawing blood or giving medications. Some medical professionals call a butterfly needle a “winged infusion set” or a “scalp vein set.” The set ...

Question: I’m terrified of needles and especially nervous about getting blood drawn — to the point I feel dizzy/nauseous. I have to go for a blood test soon, and the thought of it is already making me ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI Needle-free devices like TAP and Tasso offer painless blood collection, a benefit for the squeamish ...