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

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When a police officer pulls over a driver, it can be the start of a process that costs that driver a lot of time and money. What can be missed is how much it costs the law enforcement agency, too. A ...

When Ligonier Valley police Officer Shawn Knepper makes a traffic stop, he may end up taking the driver’s blood as well as his or her name, age and license number. Knepper recently became one of 19 ...

Getting your blood drawn can be uncomfortable. Yet for decades, it’s been the go-to method for checking what’s happening inside your body. Researchers at North Carolina State University and the ...

According to the American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA), approximately 7 billion blood draws take place each year in the United States. For some individuals in need of such services, this ...

Nobody likes having blood samples taken, which is why it's always good to hear about possible alternatives. One of the latest takes the form of a self-powered skin patch that painlessly gathers ...

Researchers have developed a microneedle patch to monitor a range of health biomarkers without drawing blood or relying on batteries or external devices. In proof-of-concept testing with synthetic ...

The Robert A. Heinlein blood drive by San Diego Blood Bank, gives away free limited-edition T-shirts for Comic-Con goers looking to donate blood. (Photo by Gabrielle Wallace/Times of San Diego) San ...

When actor Orlando Bloom revealed recently that he'd undergone a procedure to have his blood "cleaned," many people raised eyebrows. The "Pirates of the Caribbean" star had turned to a treatment known ...

Rosa Busquets receives funding from UKRI, in a UKRI/ Horizons Staff exchanges Clean Water project (101131182). She is honorary Associate Professor at UCL and Honorary Professor at Al-Farabi Kazakh ...