The device uses jets to eject drugs into the tissue lining the digestive tract IBRAHIM CHALHOUB/AFP via Getty Images By Anil Oza Nov. 20, 2024 Sharon Begley Science Reporting Fellow Doctors have been using needles as a way to inject people with drugs since the 1600s. Today they’re often used for biologic drugs, which are too...
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Needle release optimal treatment for Viking disease
The various treatments for Viking disease are coming under closer scrutiny. Research shows that crooked fingers can be straightened just as well with needle release as with the substantially more expensive commonly used drug. “Whether or not the general Swedish healthcare system should subsidize drug treatment should definitely be called into question,” says Dr. Joakim...
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Two-tone micro-needle patch is built for comfort
The idea that a small, comfortable patch could be worn on the skin and replace the need for daily injections sure is an exciting prospect. That’s why we have seen numerous takes on microneedle technology, but researchers in Sweden believe they have come up with a design to top them all, with a patch that...