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Based on the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention, about one in 4 adults has a concern of needles, which many say began once they had been youngsters. For some folks, the concern of needles is robust sufficient that they keep away from getting necessary remedies, vaccines or assessments. That may pose a major problem for public well being.
Researchers have helped develop a 5 step plan to assist stop what they name “pointless ache” for teenagers getting injections or their blood drawn. Visitor host Tom Dreisbach talks with Dr. Stefan Friedrichsdorf of UCSF Benioff Kids’s Hospitals, who works with a staff to implement the plan at his personal hospital.
Friedrichsdorf instructed Brief Wave that a number of the most necessary analysis to get rid of ache comes from Canadian researchers. Study extra about their work right here.
This episode was impressed by the reporting of our colleague April Dembosky, a journalist at member station KQED and KFF Well being Information. Learn her digital story right here.
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This episode was produced by Margaret Cirino. It was edited by our showrunner Rebecca Ramirez, who additionally checked the information. Kwesi Lee was the audio engineer.
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