The spike in heroin use is creating a new concern in New Hampshire: protecting children from dangerous needles, frequently left in the places where kids play. There's a campaign underway to clean up ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 10-month-old Eli gets a glob of topical lidocaine in anticipation of setting an intravenous line for hydrating fluids. Eli was ...

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. "We were really looking to see if ...

BELL COUNTY, Ky. (WSAZ/WYMT) -- Playing at the park should be a safe environment for kids to run around, get out some energy, and just be kids. But for a mom in Bell County, Kentucky, she’ll be taking ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about one in four adults has a fear of needles, which many say started when they were kids. For some people, the fear of needles is strong ...

The COVID vaccine rollout has placed the issue of vaccination firmly in the spotlight. A successful rollout will depend on a variety of factors, one of which is vaccine acceptance. One potential ...

Kimberlee McGregor of Cocoa brought her son Eli, 10 months, into the Pediatric Emergency Department (PED) at Health First’s Holmes Regional Medical Center on a recent morning because he was congested ...