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An intravenous needle that irreversibly softens via body temperature on insertion

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 ...
Business Wire

Start of Sales of Stainless Steel Materials for Injection Needles to Europe and China Compliant with the European Medical Device Regulations Cobalt Composition Regulations

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NIPPON KINZOKU CO., LTD. (TOKYO: 5491) (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo) commercialized “NK-304LCO” stainless steel for injection needles in November 2020, which is compliant ...
STAT

Apellis safety probe of eye disease drug identifies injection needle as possible cause of severe side effect

Apellis Pharmaceuticals said Tuesday that it had identified “internal structural variations” in a type of needle used by doctors to prepare syringes of its eye disease drug Syfovre as a possible cause ...
UPI

High-tech pill could prevent type 2 diabetes patients from needing injections

For people with type 2 diabetes, could the days of having to jab themselves with a needle whenever they need insulin be over? It's now a distinct possibility, say researchers who have developed a ...
Time

Researchers Are Working on a Surprising Way to Deliver Insulin Without an Injection: Swallowing the Needle

Needles aren’t popular. For people with type 1 diabetes (and some with type 2 diabetes) that can be a problem, since treatment requires regular injections with insulin. Now, researchers at MIT have ...