MONTVILLE, CT (WFSB) - Police officers in one Connecticut community are learning how to become phlebotomists. The pilot program has been gaining popularity and some say it is helpful when it comes to ...

The practice of drawing blood has changed very little over the decades. It looks about the same now as it did 50 years ago. That process, however, may be about to get a modern makeover. Several health ...

Chicago (tca/dpa) — The practice of drawing blood has changed very little over the decades. It looks about the same now as it did 50 years ago. That process, however, may be about to get a modern ...

ATLANTA (AP) - State officials say a new grant will be used to provide training for Georgia law enforcement officers to draw blood from drivers suspected of driving under the influence of drugs or ...

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 ...

YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) – Pennsylvania is now joining 22 other states by offering training for police officers to become phlebotomists. Officials say about 40,000 people in Pennsylvania are arrested ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Drivers suspected of driving while intoxicated in Austin may face a different process than in most other places. The Austin Police Department (APD) recently launched a program that has ...

Up to a dozen Clark County law enforcement officers are set to be trained to draw the blood of suspected impaired drivers for toxicology testing. A grant from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission ...

On Dec. 16, the high court issued its opinion in State of New Mexico v. Adams, one of six cases with similar fact patterns. The New Mexico Supreme Court recently held that an emergency room technician ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’ve never had my blood drawn before, but I have to go in for testing soon. Honestly, I’m pretty nervous about it. What can I expect? ANSWER: It can be a little nerve-wracking at ...

CHICAGO — The practice of drawing blood has changed very little over the decades. It looks about the same now as it did 50 years ago. That process, however, may be about to get a modern makeover.

The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled Thursday that emergency room technicians are allowed to draw blood for DWI investigations. The ruling was for a case that came from San Juan County where an ...