COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — An Epipen alternative on the market has been newly approved for pediatric use. It could be a game-changer for kids afraid of needles, according to a local clinical pharmacist.

It is estimated that up to 25 percent of people have a fear of needles, trypanophobia. That is close to the 30 percent nonvaccinated COVID Americans. After giving thousands of injections as a med tech ...

Sievers is a vaccine researcher and Ph.D. candidate at the University of Cambridge and the NIH Vaccine Research Center. I’m a vaccine researcher. And I’m terrified of needles. It’s not something I’m ...

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Trypa-what? Trypanophobia? If you've ever tried to search for "needle phobia" or "fear of shots," you've probably come across some very odd and confusing terms. But this condition is very real, and a ...

Raise your hand if your child has experienced fears at bedtime that a monster might be lurking somewhere in their room, perhaps under the bed or hidden in a nearby closet. It turns out there’s a ...

Are you one of those people whose whole world starts buzzing and spinning as soon as they see a needle? Well, your trypanophobia (phobia of needles) won’t stand in the way of your getting a flu shot ...