If you have trypanophobia also called a fear of needles, talk to your doctor before receiving a shot. Therapy and anxiety ...

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 ...

ATLANTA - If you are a needle-phobe, you have lots of company. About 1 in 4 adults have a strong fear of needles, according to the CDC, with about 1 in 10 delaying or skipping vaccinations because of ...

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 ...

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, ...

Caution: If you have a fear of needles, you may experience heightened anxiety from reading this post. Approximately 10 percent of people in the U.S. have a fear of needles, also known as trypanophobia ...

Atlanta - In surveys, 28% of American adults say are they are afraid of needles. For about 16%, the fear is so severe, they will skip COVID-19 shots, flu vaccinations and other recommended shots ...

10-month-old Eli gets a glob of topical lidocaine in anticipation of setting an intravenous line for hydrating fluids. Eli was mostly smiles at Health First’s Pediatric Emergency Department at Holmes ...

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. Researchers developed a five step plan to prevent what ...

As a fourth-year medical student at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Amanda Walker knows that vaccinations are both safe and essential. Getting one, however, is still an ordeal for Walker, ...

Emma Raducanu is using acupuncture in an attempt to regain full fitness before Monday’s French Open meeting with Wang Xinyu – despite the fact that she has a phobia of needles. The 2021 US Open ...

Britain’s Emma Raducanu shares details about the treatment she is going through to stay fit ahead of the French Open. The second Grand Slam of the year starts on Sunday, and players from all over the ...