With dozens of blood draws at hospitals and clinics under his belt, Ray and I know what to do. We strap on our crash helmets. As an infant diagnosed with a form of leukemia, Ray, now 5, once felt so ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida — Using a retractable steel needle instead of a resheathable needle decreased the rate of accidental needle-stick injuries by almost half among nurses and phlebotomists at a ...

Drawing blood should be a routine procedure. Unfortunately complications can arise either in the elderly, who may have a compromised vasculature, or in children who are literally scared out of their ...