Dr. Amy Baxter was one of several experts consulted for this article by Hillel Hoffmann for the Medical Bag website. There are several Q&A that help explain the impact of needle fear on public health. The medical community needs to recognize that needle fear is real and common.
Este Haim was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of 14. In this “Trust Me I Should Know” segment of The Strategist (New York Magazine), Este states that “Diabetes affects every part of my life.”
Pain Care Labs and Child-Friendly Hospital Foundation partner to reverse needle fear trend among pediatric patients and improve a child’s lifetime healthcare journey.
Addressing needle fear is critical to the public health plan for the rollout of the COVID vaccine. Dr. Baxter has researched vaccine refusal for 15 years. Her recent data indicates that identifying anxiety and reducing pain with the first injection could dramatically improve the second #COVID19 vaccine uptake by as much as 35% and help save lives.
As emergency departments become crowded with COVID-19 patients, and staff shortages continue to be a challenge, Buzzy can be a huge time-saving advantage over topical anesthetics.
In this remarkable and wide-ranging discussion she teaches about the research on needle fear and whether we might, with good intentions, be creating a lost generation of needle-phobic antivaxxers.
Needle phobia is a direct threat to public health. Those who are afraid of shots may not get them. With COVID-19 upon us, addressing needle fear becomes more than making a doctor’s visit more pleasant. Now, it’s truly a lifesaving endeavor. In this article, Dr. Baxter discusses why needle fear and needle phobia are increasing and outlines multiple solutions.
If you are tapped in to social media or have teenagers, by now you’ve probably heard the Yanny versus Laurel audio clip.
In case you hadn’t noticed, Flu season is here a smidge early this year. Here are some tips to keep you and your family safe.
As a researcher, I find the best scientists are those who digest a broad spectrum of data and find what isn’t there.
When I lecture on needle fear, someone – a scientist, a doctor, a public health policy guru – inevitably says, “Don’t you think parenting has something to do with it?”
In retrospect, we were an addicted nation waiting to happen. Not from a self-indulgent culture, not from an unwillingness to suffer hardship, nor any of the recent criticisms of generational lack of grit.
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