While the standard needle size for vaccination is 1 inch, it's recommended that women over 200 lbs. and men over 260 lbs. get shots with 1.5-inch needles. (Getty Images) Most people don’t want to ...

Some people with diabetes require insulin. They can manually administer this through several methods, such as syringes, which are available in different sizes with various-sized needles. There are ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Our ever-expanding waistlines may have outgrown the doctor's needle, researchers say, in what could be another casualty of the obesity epidemic. In a new study, the ...

Infants vaccinated with a long needle experience fewer reactions but get the same protection (immunogenicity) as a shorter needle, finds a study published on bmj.com today. In the U.K., primary care ...

As flu vaccines are being administered in Canada, an editorial in the British Medical Journal, BMJ, raises concern over needle sizes. According to the writer, a standard size needle doesn't guarantee ...

Pain may have a negative impact on the outcomes of childhood vaccinations but this can be minimised by selecting an appropriate needle size, says a 2015 Cochrane review Subscribe today to access over ...