Role will focus on helping to inform and build public trust in vaccine and therapy options that are delivered without injections, through dissolvable ...

Emma Raducanu says overcoming her "biggest phobia" - a fear of needles - is helping ensure ... title at the WTA 125 event in Paris [Getty Images] Kartal is making her French Open main-draw debut ...

London, UK – April, 2025 – UK-based blood testing company Thriva has joined forces with medical device manufacturer Tasso to use their innovative blood testing technology to tackle needle phobia, a ...

A woman with a severe needle phobia has described how she discharged herself from hospital – despite needing treatment to prevent her becoming paralysed. Sarah, 30, from Prestwich, has opened up ...

From a paediatrician’s perspective, managing needle phobia can require additional time and effort, leading to longer appointment times and higher healthcare costs. For parents, the emotional distress ...

Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images/NPR Approximately one in four adults has a fear of needles, according to the CDC. Many of those people say the phobia started when they were kids.

In turn, kids who grow into adults without needle phobia might be more likely to get preventive care, including their yearly flu shot. In general, the onus will likely be on parents to take a ...

"No one likes needles, but it's when it becomes impairing that it becomes a phobia," said Dr. David H. Barlow, a former professor of psychology at the University at Albany who now teaches at ...

Alsbrooks K, et al. (2022). Prevalence, causes, impacts, and management of needle phobia: An international survey of a general adult population.

Mikhail Dmitriev—Getty Images. By Haley Weiss. October 12, 2023 12:40 PM EDT. ... “When you look into peoples’ history with needle phobia,” she says, ...