While intravenous needles need to be rigid in order to pierce the skin, that rigidity sometimes causes damage to the veins. A new needle addresses that issue by softening upon insertion into the ...

This nearly autonomous medical robotic system uses ultrasonic imaging to locate a suitable forearm vein, then inserts a needle at the critical angle and distance, and finally draws a sample of blood.

The Ministry of Science and ICT and the National Research Foundation recently selected Professor Jeong Jae-woong from KAIST’s School of Electrical Engineering as the September recipient of the Science ...

Nobody likes getting poked with a needle, but in the emergency room, it can be a necessity. Thankfully, new state-of-the-art technology is helping McLaren Greater Lansing’s emergency department nurses ...

“I go right here,” said Linda, pointing between two knuckles. Her whole hand was swollen. “Can I hit it myself?” Greg Scott knows that junkies are their own best “vein experts,” so he said she could.

I had to have blood drawn for a test last week and it was a nightmare. I didn't have great veins before chemotherapy, and now they are impossible because of scarring. I also have to worry about ...