After a decade of planning, one lab has created a device that might make a common procedure safer and simpler. Late one night in 1982, a Yale University medical student named Martin Yarmush witnessed ...

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 ...

Your blood is like the Cliffs Notes to your health. It can tell a doctor everything from how well your organs are working to whether you need to add more iron to your diet. Though it’s common, the act ...

BOSTON (CBS) – Would your trust a machine to draw your blood? A startup company in California has created what's believed to be the first robot phlebotomist. Veebot uses infrared light and image ...

Some people are champs about having blood drawn and even go back as often as they’re allowed to donate blood. If you’re one of those people that’s frickin great. Go pat yourself on the back. If not ...