10-month-old Eli gets a glob of topical lidocaine in anticipation of setting an intravenous line for hydrating fluids. Eli was mostly smiles at Health First’s Pediatric Emergency Department at Holmes ...

Many people are frightened of needles because they have learned to associate discomfort with immunizations or blood draws. In fact, fear of needles affects the majority of children under 11, 20 to 50 ...

PATIENT WHAT SHE THINKS ABOUT NEEDLES. NOW, I’M NOT AFRAID TO GET A SHOT. NOW, THAT’S A BIG CHANGE FOR VIOLET. HER PARENTS CREDIT THE NEW COMFORT PROMISE AT EMERSON HEALTH IN CONCORD. IT’S DESIGNED TO ...

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 ...

ATLANTA - If you are a needle-phobe, you have lots of company. About 1 in 4 adults have a strong fear of needles, according to the CDC, with about 1 in 10 delaying or skipping vaccinations because of ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about one in four adults has a fear of needles, which many say started when they were kids. For some people, the fear of needles is strong ...

This article was reviewed by Mike Bohl, MD. Weight has always been an issue for me. For a long time, I yo-yo-dieted my way through life. But after two kids and the start of perimenopause, the weight ...

Doctors say fear of needles keeps many people from getting shots. A pediatric psychologist at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City said there are tools they're using to help patients receive COVID ...

A new study has revealed that Texas's biggest phobia is trypanophobia, the fear of needles, with 474,760 searches for it over ...

On the next episode of “Dr. Pimple Popper: Breaking Out,” a woman afraid of needles needs two doctors for her treatment. “Dr. Pimple Popper: Breaking Out” airs at 9 p.m. Monday, June 9, on Lifetime.

Sydney Sweeney keeps it real. The actress has been candid about not getting any cosmetic work done throughout the years, and has set the record straight multiple times. She often credits her fear of ...