If you happen to use an insulin pen or are thinking of starting on one, don’t forget to pay attention to your choice of tiny needles that are screwed on to the top of the pen device. These small sharp ...

Reports of patients using standard pen needles to inject insulin without removing the inner needle cover have prompted the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to issue a safety communication on ...

Standard pen needles have an outer cover and removable inner needle cover, while safety pen needles have an outer cover and a fixed inner needle shield that is not removed before an injection. The ...

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical technology company, announced today the launch in the UK and Ireland of BD Micro-Fine Ultra™ with 5-bevel needle technology, clinically ...

Shipping on the Kickstarter-funded, magnet-barrelled Polar Pen has been delayed by Health Canada, which has classified the pen as a "dangerous magnet set". Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and ...

Joseph, type 1 from Rhode Island, asks: Do insulin syringes and pen needles expire? Wil@Ask D’Mine answers: Yep! They sure do, just like beer and Cool Ranch Doritos, both syringes and pen needles ...

People with diabetes use insulin pens to inject insulin, a vital hormone for people who have diabetes. They contain a cartridge, a dial to measure dosage, and a disposable needle. The pens allow more ...