Tsukuba: Robots may soon replace humans as our go-to companions, just as most of us never leave home without our smartphones. According to recent experiments by Japanese researchers who created a hand-held soft robot that can enhance patients’ experiences during potentially unpleasant medical procedures, like injections, it appears to be the case. Public health officials … Read more
FRIDAY, Nov. 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Across the country, children ages 5 to 11 are lining up to get their first dose of Pfizer’s newly approved COVID-19 pediatric vaccine. Most kids fear needles, but a few simple steps can help your young one get their COVID-19 shots with the fewest tears shed, experts … Read more
Charities and those with a phobia of needles have asked to be medically exempt from any Covid passport scheme, due to their difficulties with receiving Covid-19 vaccines. Needle phobia causes an extreme fear of injections and in many cases anxiety around just seeing a needle. Adam, 23, from Lincolnshire has anxiety and a phobia of … Read more
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Dec. 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Could a genuine smile be the key to getting a less-painful vaccination? Researchers from University of California, Irvine, say yes. That genuine smile, which brings up the corners of the mouth and creates crow’s feet around the eyes, can reduce the … Read more