A butterfly needle is a popular choice for drawing blood, getting IV fluids, or receiving certain medications. We’ll tell you how this needle works and why it’s preferred for some people ...

If a medical intravenous (IV) needle could soften upon insertion into the body, to match the softness of biological tissue, patients would experience less pain during drug injection, be more ...

Researchers have developed an intravenous needle that softens and flexes when in the body, reducing the risk of damage to the blood vessel as patients receive medication.

As many as one in four Americans are afraid of needles. That's led a handful of start-ups to develop alternatives to hypodermic syringes. The Rani Pill is a capsule that drives a micro needle into ...

Children who listened to music while an IV needle was inserted into their arms were less stressed than kids who didn't listen to music, in a new study from Canada.