Bioengineers in South Korea have succeeded in developing an intravenous needle (IV) that can bend and flex as it enters the human body. The softening IV needle is rigid at room temperature, similar to ...

Intravenous (IV) injection is a method commonly used in patient’s treatment worldwide as it induces rapid effects and allows treatment through continuous administration of medication by directly ...

It’s only 2 p.m. on Friday, and I’m already a few beers deep. For the sake of science, I have an important assignment: to thoroughly intoxicate myself. Tomorrow, I’m scheduled to get vitamins injected ...

Although the administering of fluids to patients via an intravenous (IV) line may be commonplace, what many people may not realize is that getting the needle into a vein can be quite a tricky process ...

Ashley Sherrell receives an infusion of B12, B complex and an anti-inflammatory by paramedic Chris Brown during a mobile IV therapy session with Nuuvo Health. (Rex C. Curry / Special Contributor) ...

We would like to describe a modification of frontalis suspension using an 18-gauge intravenous catheter instead of the Wright needle. It has several advantages: smaller diameter than the Wright needle ...

No one likes being stuck with a needle to get intravenous fluids in the hospital. But worse than being stuck once is having it done twice. Or three times. Or as many times as it takes before the ...

Would you want to sit for an hour with a needle in your arm? What if it meant you could get all the vitamins and hydration your body needs to feel great afterward? A health trend that has become ...

“Hi, I’m Nurse Joan from the infusion pharmacy. Are you Jennette?” “Yes, that’s me,” I said as I opened the door for the gray-haired woman dressed in a light green blouse and khakis. Her clothing ...

Implantable ports are devices that a doctor inserts under your skin and into a vein. They usually go in about an inch below your collarbone on your upper right chest. You might hear them called port-a ...

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