Researchers with Brigham and Women's Hospital have developed a type of 'intelligent' needle that senses different tissues in order to inject the right spot. Called the intelligent-injector for ...

OptiFlex needles flex and recover their shape instead of bending or breaking when encountering bone-in parts, resulting in no bent needles and optimal injection performance for ham and bacon. OptiFlex ...

Many drugs have only one way that it can be delivered, whether it is orally with a pill or injected by a needle. A team of researchers are developing a way for a capsule that is swallowed to inject ...

The patients suffering from chronic disease require a regular dose of medicines, either orally or as injections. The patients prefer the self-injection method as it is easy to use, cost-effective, and ...

To inject hCG correctly, pinch the skin for a cutaneous injection or stretch it for an intramuscular one. Push the needle in gently and slowly release the plunger, waiting at least 10 seconds before ...

You might be able to give yourself shots of your medicine at home as part of your treatment for rheumatoid arthritis. Self-injections may be an option for you if your RA doctor (rheumatologist) ...

Some people with diabetes require insulin. They can manually administer this through several methods, such as syringes, which are available in different sizes with various-sized needles. There are ...

Sharing needles with other people has risks. When you use someone else’s needle to inject drugs, steroids, or other substances, you come in contact with their blood. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) ...

In the pursuit of amazing skin, there are certain things that are deal breakers. For some, that’s anything to do with needles. So, what’s a needle-fearing, skin-loving person to do? Well, there are ...