Needles are usually seen as a necessary evil, but maybe they don't have to be. Plenty of painless alternatives are in the works, like microneedle patches, a laser-based device that pushes drugs ...

Promising to "bring an end to traumatic dental visits," Medical International Technology (MIT) plans to launch a version of its Med-Jet needleless injector for the dental market within 16 months, the ...

When my daughter was 4, and we brought her in to get a flu shot, she took one look at the large room of shrieking children and bolted down the hall. It took three nurses to catch her. Now (and may I ...

MIT researchers have developed a new way to administer drugs into the skin with a needle-less jet. MIT researchers have developed a new way to administer drugs into the skin with a needle-less jet. is ...

Needle-less technology for injecting medicine is nothing new. But, until now, it’s relied on compressed air or gas cartridges to breach the skin and deliver the dosage. A team of medical and ...

Needles are no fun. We can all agree on that. I don't think anyone goes to the doctor hoping to get a shot. Many people with needle anxiety put off going to the doctor as long as possible simply out ...

“You’ll just feel a sharp sting…” No, don’t look away, because these words may soon be a thing of the past. A needleless device that jets medicine through the skin could bring an end to painful ...

CHICAGO -- The device looks like an oversize blue pen. But the Medi-Jector Vision needle-free insulin-injection system is a bit more complex, offering diabetics a chance to inject their insulin ...