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 ...

Almost all new parents go through it: the distress of hearing their child scream at the doctor's office. They endure the emotional torture of having to hold their child down as the clinician sticks ...

Almost all new parents go through it: the distress of hearing their child scream at the doctor's office and the emotional torture of having to hold them down as the clinician sticks them with one ...

Credit: Getty Images. The rate of routine vaccination in the US has dropped below the 95% needed to provide protection for the general population. Here are some tips to help reduce anxiety around ...

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 ...

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 ...

A health care tool for an overlooked public health problemFear of needles is one of health care’s most common, and most ...

To demystify vaccination, children should be encouraged to ask any questions and bring a stuffed animal, look at a tablet, or breathe deeply during the procedure. Routine vaccine coverage in the ...

Research suggests the biggest source of pain for children in the health care system is needles. One California doctor says the fear of needles is... Shots can be scary and painful for kids. One doctor ...