As the world stares down another seasonal “tripledemic,” health experts are calling on everyone — that is, everyone who’s eligible — to get vaccinated for influenza, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial ...

Needle-free vaccines make immunizations easier. Tiny dissolvable microneedle patches, applied like stickers, deliver vaccines ...

For some, just seeing a needle is more than they can bear. Needle phobia, or trypanophobia, can elicit in certain patients what’s described as a vasovagal response when they spy that (sometimes) long, ...

Virtual reality is one way to provide exposure therapy. Source: jeshoots/Unsplash Approximately 11 million to 66 million adults in the US may suffer from a fear or phobia of needles, or trypanophobia ...

Just educating someone about vaccines doesn't decrease fear of needles. Source: Photo by CDC on Unsplash When we look at whether a fear of needles (trypanophobia) hinders a person from getting ...

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 ...

Trypa-what? Trypanophobia? If you've ever tried to search for "needle phobia" or "fear of shots," you've probably come across some very odd and confusing terms. But this condition is very real, and a ...

One of my earliest memories is of waiting at a clinic for vaccines as a toddler, spotting an open door and bolting. When I was 7, I got sent home from the dentist because I refused to open my mouth ...

Emma Raducanu forced to face her phobia of needles ahead of the French Open The 22-year-old has been undergoing acupuncture to address her back injury Emma Raducanu’s efforts to regain full fitness ...

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