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New Delhi: A worldwide debate is raging about how music streaming service Spotify picked Joe Rogan over Neil Young after the singer accused the podcaster of spreading vaccine misinformation through his popular show. Spotify which decided…

The entire birthing process is a tough one but modern medicine has tried to ease it a bit. A majority of pregnant women opt for epidurals or spinal anesthesia. If you have been through the process, you very well remember how the doctor asks…

A needle-free technology that would allow people with diabetes to measure blood sugar levels without having to stick a needle into their fingertips, has been bought closer to reality by researchers at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute…

A blade of grass and a lot of patience. That was how Paul Friedlander finally got his dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in September.  The 12-year-old has a needle phobia, and while he desperately wants to receive his second dose, his fears are…

Young women across the U.K. are boycotting nightclubs and pubs Wednesday as university towns and cities join in a national “girls night in” protest after increasing reports of drink spiking and students being drugged by needle…

Police in England said on Friday they had arrested three men, after several days of increasing alarm at reports that revellers had been injected with needles at nightclubs.Young women and men, mostly students, have said they believe they…

'Curious' boy, 10, has a sewing needle the same size as a TWIX removed from his urethra after getting it stuck for three hoursThe 10-year-old Iranian boy inserted an 87mm sewing needle into his penis Normally these objects are…

Scientists at Stanford University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have created a 3D-printed vaccine patch that provides greater protection than a typical vaccine shot. The trick is applying the vaccine patch directly to…

I went to Caltech, and all I got was this T-shirt ... and a new way to discover complex and interesting materials. Coupling computer automation with an ink-jet printer originally used to print T-shirt designs, researchers at Caltech and…

A smart ‘pill’ based on the shape of a tortoise could replace the regular injections needed by people with diabetes and other long-term conditions.The idea is that the capsule — the size of a blueberry — can be loaded with a single dose of…