Pediatric medicine is more often than not a “calling” — the result of a personal commitment to reduce suffering in our children. This mission-oriented sense of purpose exists at odds with the economic ...

Getting your blood drawn is something that is pretty routine in healthcare settings. While routine, it still requires dexterity, a gentle touch and a keen eye to find a suitable vein. Venipuncture, ...

The Three Laws of Robotics won't apply to a little needlework. A collaboration among Northwestern Medicine, other clinical sites and a company developing an automated phlebotomy machine will test ...

While many other areas in the practice of medicine have been augmented by increasingly sophisticated technology, phlebotomy – the practice of drawing blood for laboratory analysis – has remained ...

Modern blood testing is the foundation of clinical screening and decision-making. Timely disease diagnosis, prevention and chronic care management depend on accurate diagnostic testing. More than 7 ...

A phlebotomist is a medical professional who draws your blood and collects samples for laboratory tests, transfusions, research, or blood donations. Phlebotomists are medical professionals who draw ...

Phlebotomy refers to drawing blood from a person’s vein with a needle. Lab tests on blood samples are important as they measure different blood components and provide information that can lead to a ...