Folks who’ve experienced a painful blood draw or can’t bear to watch the needle go in might be interested to hear that a new phlebotomist could soon be making the rounds. More than one, in fact.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHICAGO — The practice of drawing blood has changed very little over the decades. It looks about the same now as it did 50 years ...

The Three Laws of Robotics won't apply to a little needlework. A collaboration among Northwestern Medicine, other clinical sites and a company developing an automated phlebotomy machine will test ...

Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine is collaborating with Netherlands-based medical robotics company Vitestro to test whether automated blood draw devices can be a scalable solution for U.S. hospitals ...

While many other areas in the practice of medicine have been augmented by increasingly sophisticated technology, phlebotomy – the practice of drawing blood for laboratory analysis – has remained ...

Many of us have had chance encounters with medical professionals who aren't yet adept at drawing blood. After just one of these unpleasant experiences, you'll understand the appeal of the new ...

The practice of drawing blood has changed very little over the decades. It looks about the same now as it did 50 years ago. That process, however, may be about to get a modern makeover. Several health ...

CHICAGO — The practice of drawing blood has changed very little over the decades. It looks about the same now as it did 50 years ago. That process, however, may be about to get a modern makeover.