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 ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Some patients at Moffitt Cancer Center will no longer have to deal with as many pokes and prods from needles thanks to new technology. Those being treated for cancer in in-patient ...

First your personal information, now your blood: Google has patented a "Needle-Free Blood Draw," which holds appeal for diabetes patients who have to test their blood glucose levels on a regular basis ...

Retractable Technologies, Inc. (NYSE American: RVP) announces its EasyPoint® Blood Collection Tube Holder with Needle has received an Innovative Technology designation from Vizient®, the largest ...

Velano Vascular has been working with several health systems on pilot programs and clinical studies of its needle-free blood draw device. Now, Salt Lake City’s Intermountain Healthcare is the first to ...

It’s not personal if the nurse isn’t using the thinnest needle on you. Find out why certain needle thicknesses are needed and ...

A vein scanner can help medical staff reduce the need for multiple needle sticks. A vein scanner can help medical staff reduce the need for multiple needle sticks. AccuVein Americans stick a lot of ...

Fainting at the sight of a needle or blood is so common that Sharon Burke, a registered emergency nurse at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, has a rule for family members who want to stay in the ...

Prior to Pilon’s first blood donation, her blood pressure was unusually high for her but not too high to give. A former emergency medical technician, she knew that the prick would be quick and not ...

I walked into the small room on the third floor of the Campus Health Service building. It was filled with stand-alone partitions, large chairs and happy-looking workers in lab coats. I held my breath.