A new Cochrane review has found that sucrose can help with pain relief in newborn babies during common hospital procedures, such as venepuncture. This involves drawing blood with a needle, typically ...

Transit Officer Paul DeGeorge thought his son was lying on him. Then he realized something much scarier was happening.

One of my earliest memories from pediatric residency was physically restraining a crying, screaming, shaking child who needed a blood draw for cancer. I knew we were doing the right thing. But we were ...

Trypanophobia is an intense fear of needles, affecting children and adults, and may lead to avoiding medical care. This phobia may stem from past negative experiences, a reflex to blood or injury, or ...

Surgery is a procedure in which incision and physical manipulation are used to treat a patient with an injury or a disease. The patient's tissues are cut during this technique to permit the ...