Phlebotomy is when someone uses a needle to take blood from a vein, usually in your arm. Also called a blood draw or venipuncture, it’s an important tool for diagnosing many medical conditions.

JOHNSON CITY — East Tennessee State University’s Office of Professional Development is accepting students for a Phlebotomy Certification Training course to begin Tuesday, Aug. 11. The course will meet ...

The Phlebotomy Technician program aims to teach the technical and procedural aspects of basic phlebotomy, including blood specimen collection and venipuncture, necessary for becoming a Phlebotomy ...

While many other areas in the practice of medicine have been augmented by increasingly sophisticated technology, phlebotomy – the practice of drawing blood for laboratory analysis – has remained ...

A phlebotomist is a healthcare professional trained to collect blood samples. Many different professionals work together as part of a medical team. Each team member has their role and responsibilities ...

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "As a nurse, I thought there should be a way to view the layers of the vein when drawing blood or inserting an IV," said an inventor, from Columbus, Ohio, ...

Blood collection is one of the most common diagnostic procedures in chelonian species. Knowledge and case-dependent selection of appropriate sampling sites are necessary to obtain a diagnostic blood ...