Dry needling and Western acupuncture don’t incorporate traditional chinese medicine philosophies – but may be helpful for pain and releasing muscle tension.
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A pediatrician recommends helping your child cope with getting vaccines by employing “The Three P’s” – Preparation, Proximity and Praise.
Children who avoid or refuse medical procedures like COVID-19 tests or vaccinations aren’t misbehaving — they need help to manage their fears. Here’s a step-by-step guide to help your child cope.
Free doughnuts and lotteries may drive some people to get their COVID-19 vaccine. But for those who are afraid of needles, other interventions may be necessary.
Our well-meaning efforts to use images to help demystify the vaccination process or share our pride in getting a COVID vaccine can backfire.
What happens when we have a COVID-19 vaccine – and millions are afraid of a needle?
These strategies for easing needle pain and fear make vaccinations and other injections easier for parents and children. They are simple and helpful for all ages, from infants to adults.
Most people find the sight of blood or a hypodermic needle enough to cause some discomfort, but why is it that some people faint when they’re faced with them?
Indonesia’s war on drugs aims to protect the country’s young generation from an alleged “national drug emergency.” But the government’s coercive approach is harming the people it wishes to protect.
Officials in Indiana would have served the population better if syringe exchanges had been in place before the upsurge in HIV cases began.
It was late on a Friday afternoon in November. I was a 21 year-old medical student diligently waiting for an opportunity to practice some medical procedures when a patient was admitted who was happy for…
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Assistant Professor and Psychologist in Pediatric Pain, University of Calgary
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Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Augusta University
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Associate Professor of Psychology, Indiana University
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Clinical Neuropsychologist, Neuroscience Research Australia
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Research Fellow, Vaccine Uptake Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Associate Professor in Psychology, University of Guelph
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Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Director of Pediatric Residency Program, Morehouse School of Medicine
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Professor, Physiotherapy, Bond University
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Lecturer, Bond University
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Senior Lecturer in Medical Ethics and Law, St George's, University of London
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Associate Professor, Public Health, Monash University
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Associate professor, UNSW Sydney
