Pain avoidance as a key motivator: Numerous surveys in 2025 indicate that a major reason people avoid consistent health tracking is the pain associated with needles or invasive procedures. As a result ...

Among the many things columnist Candace Semien had to learn while living with lupus were the types and function of various ...

Research from 2016 suggests that butterfly needles may greatly reduce the risk of blood vessel damage during a blood draw. However, it’s important to note that bruising and other complications ...

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 ...

Unlike with a traditional blood draw, the patient does not see the needle go into the arm nor the tubes of blood. The process takes about two minutes and has a 95% success rate on the first attempt.

CHICAGO — The practice of drawing blood has changed very little over the decades. It looks about the same now as it did 50 years ago. That process, however, may be about to get a modern makeover ...

One of the most dreaded parts of being in a hospital for most patients is needles. This is especially true if you need your blood drawn multiple times during a stay, which is often the case for ...

Carilion Clinic is the first health system in Virginia and the Southeastern U.S. to implement PIVO Pro, a needle-free blood collection device that uses a patient's existing peripheral IV line for ...

Not-for-profit healthcare organisation Carilion Clinic is set to provide needle-free blood draws to patients leveraging Becton, Dickinson and Company’s (BD) blood collection device. This ...

The authors describe an inexpensive, disposable, single-use lancet for submandibular bleeding of mice that allows investigators to quickly draw 0.2–0.5 ml of blood without the use of anesthesia.

A butterfly needle, also known as a scalp vein set or winged infusion set, is a device used to draw blood from a vein or deliver intravenous (IV) therapy to a vein. A butterfly needle consists of a ...

The PATH Glassrock Blood Draw Clinic is open one day a week by appointment. Phlebotomists and specialists from the Child Life and Creative Arts Therapy Department provide personalized support to ...