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Needle-free vaccines: How about a patch instead?

Every parent dreads it — holding the baby still while a nurse or technician pushes a needle into the tender flesh of a plump little thigh. The screams are bad enough — add the guilt at knowingly inflicting pain, even...

21 August, 2012

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Jet-injected drugs could improve patient compliance, reduce accidental needle sticks

Getting a shot at the doctor’s office may become less painful in the not-too-distant future. MIT researchers have engineered a device that delivers a tiny, high-pressure jet of medicine through the skin without...

1 June, 2012

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