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 ...

This article appeared in Electronic Design and has been published here with permission. Inserting a needle into the vein in someone’s arm and drawing a blood sample, or inserting an intravenous line, ...

If a medical professional has ever had a hard time getting a needle into your veins, you'll welcome this new gizmo from Adison Technology. By effectively turning your skin transparent, it makes needle ...

A blown vein happens when a needle goes into your vein and out the other side. Some causes include using the wrong-sized needle, inserting the needle at the wrong angle, and moving during insertion. A ...

Nobody likes getting poked with a needle, but in the emergency room, it can be a necessity. Thankfully, new state-of-the-art technology is helping McLaren Greater Lansing’s emergency department nurses ...

Vein size is not something that a person typically thinks about until they have blood drawn for lab work or for a blood donation and — ouch — it hurts. Instead of just pain from the needle poke, pain ...

Know Labs has put forward additional proof-of-concept data from its needle-free blood sugar monitor, designed to continuously scan the blood through a person’s skin. The company said its digital, ...

A blown vein is a vein that ruptures as a result of a needle injury. While the term “blown vein” may sound serious, in most cases, there is no long-term damage. Medical professionals insert needles ...

Inserting a needle into the vein in someone’s arm and drawing a blood sample, or inserting an intravenous line, is a common medical procedure and often an essential first step in patient care. The ...