More than 70 years after insulin was found to be a treatment for diabetes, doctors still are trying to figure out a better way to get the hormone into the bodies of people who need it -- one that ...

As many as one in four Americans are afraid of needles. That's led a handful of start-ups to develop alternatives to hypodermic syringes. This would be good news for health care: While needles provide ...

For people who rely on insulin, the needle is often as dreaded as the disease. A new skin delivery approach tested in animals suggests that insulin can move through the skin and act as quickly as a ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WVEC) -- No needles, no pricks, no pumps. Many people may not have heard about the form of insulin that prevents the discomfort or pain often associated with taking the ...

Millions of people who have diabetes rely on insulin shots. Now, some are switching to insulin you can inhale. One man The NOW spoke with says it has changed his routine. Greg Straub says it feels ...

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 ...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sol-Millennium® Medical Group, manufacturer of medical devices, including syringes for medication delivery and testing, is proud to announce the launch of InsuJet™ ...

Researchers from Italy have created a robot that could one day allow diabetes patients to get a dose of insulin without any needles. PILLSID involves two separate parts. One component is an internal ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Thousands of children living with diabetes may soon have a new treatment option that eliminates the need for needles. Jacob, an 11-year-old football fan who has been living with ...

After obtaining a more detailed history, it was discovered that the patient had been reusing insulin needles and was not rotating sites for insulin injection. Insulin needle reuse could potentially ...

The Swiss diabetes hardware company Ypsomed is selling off its insulin pen needle and blood sugar monitoring operations, as it turns its attention toward its drug autoinjectors and digital insulin ...