A computerized video tool designed to reduce fear of dental injections has the potential to help patients stop avoiding dental care due to fear, according to a new study in a supplement of the Journal ...

Ever heard of a vaccination without a needle? Doctors are talking about a quiet shift that’s changing how children experience injections.

A fear of injections can affect an individual’s health and prevent them from getting important vaccinations. Counseling and other therapies may help a person manage or overcome trypanophobia.

DEAR DR. GOTT: Even as an adult, I HATE injections. They always hurt. What can I do about this? DEAR READER: Let me give you a rather long-winded but, I hope, light-hearted answer. I can remember, ...

Tsukuba, Japan—While most of us are never without our smartphones, robots may also soon become indispensable companions. It certainly seems so based on the recent experiments conducted by researchers ...

Tomophobia is a rare phobia of medical procedures and surgery. It is a specific type of phobia — a fear of a particular trigger that leads to an out-of-proportion reaction in people with the condition ...

Explore the rising prevalence of extreme phobias, their impact on lives, and the importance of early intervention and ...