The doctor's office can be scary. Scratch that, the needles in the doctor's office can be scary. This is especially true if the doctor has to puncture your skin multiple times to land the needle ...

(HealthDay)—A multi-angle needle guide can improve ultrasound-guided catheterization of the subclavian vein, according to a study published online Aug. 28 in Anaesthesia. Tim Maecken, M.D., from the ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Global and Chinese Medical Scalp Vein Needle Industry - 2018" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report is a professional and in-depth study ...

In the adding-insult-to-injury department, being pricked multiple times with a needle while a nurse tries in vain to find a vein ranks pretty high. The problem can be acute with infants and the obese.

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, ...

Surgeons of University Hospitals Leuven have been the first to operate on a patient with retinal vein occlusion using a surgical robot. Operated by an eye surgeon, the robot uses a needle of barely ...

Ommetaphobics, look away. If the idea of something touching your eye makes you a bit queasy, you certainly won’t like a medical innovation involving a robot, a needle, and your retinal vein. All the ...

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 ...