As the world stares down another seasonal “tripledemic,” health experts are calling on everyone — that is, everyone who’s eligible — to get vaccinated for influenza, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial ...

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 ...

Just educating someone about vaccines doesn't decrease fear of needles. Source: Photo by CDC on Unsplash When we look at whether a fear of needles (trypanophobia) hinders a person from getting ...

As a fourth-year medical student at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Amanda Walker knows that vaccinations are both safe and essential. Getting one, however, is still an ordeal for Walker, ...

Approximately one in four adults has a fear of needles, according to the CDC. Many of those people say the phobia started when they were kids. Researchers developed a five step plan to prevent what ...

ATLANTA - If you are a needle-phobe, you have lots of company. About 1 in 4 adults have a strong fear of needles, according to the CDC, with about 1 in 10 delaying or skipping vaccinations because of ...

Virtual reality is one way to provide exposure therapy. Source: jeshoots/Unsplash Approximately 11 million to 66 million adults in the US may suffer from a fear or phobia of needles, or trypanophobia ...

A new study has revealed that Texas's biggest phobia is trypanophobia, the fear of needles, with 474,760 searches for it over ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- There comes a time when we all have to face our fears. A Freeport police chief decided to face his fear of needles during a blood drive for his department. The video, posted ...

Think your days of developing new phobias ended in childhood? Think again.While we often associate phobias with children afraid of the dark or monsters under the bed, research reveals a surprising ...

According to the CDC, about one in four adults has a fear of needles. Many of those people say the phobia started when they were kids. For some... Want to stop needle phobia in adults? Make shots less ...