One of the world’s leading experts in pediatric pain management is calling upon clinicians nationwide to join a national challenge to eliminate the pain, trauma and anxiety of needle jabs for young ...

Almost all new parents go through it: the distress of hearing their child scream at the doctor's office. They endure the emotional torture of having to hold their child down as the clinician sticks ...

Almost all new parents go through it: the distress of hearing their child scream at the doctor's office and the emotional torture of having to hold them down as the clinician sticks them with one ...

Needle pokes may be children’s biggest source of pain in healthcare and can lead to needle phobias as adults, NPR reported Feb. 13. Needle use is common for children receiving treatment in emergency ...

A recent study finds that both smiling and grimacing could reduce the sensation of pain associated with a “vaccination-like needle injection.” A sincere smile also reduced stress-induced physiological ...