Geer didn’t live long enough to see the disposable syringe, but she did live to see the influence of her invention. She died in 1935 at 83 years old. Though she was one of several inventors who ...

But in 1853 the plunger syringe was invented, allowing doctors to inject solutions faster, and to give intravenous injections (directly into a vein against blood pressure). It also allowed the ...

One of New Zealand's most significant inventors has died. Colin Murdoch, 79, the creator of the disposable syringe, the tranquilliser gun, the childproof bottle cap and the silent burglar alarm ...

The disposable syringe was a relatively new form of waste in the 1980s, and a new kind of environmental threat. Sure, a busted sewer main could put bacteria in your drinking water—but you could ...

Hepatitis B, hepatitis C, HIV. Reusing syringes without sterilizing them exposes millions of people to infection, according to the World Health Organization. Unsafe injections kill 1.3 million ...

Scavengers will never be able to collect, repack and sell it in the market," said Baby Manoj, a radiologist from Kozhikode, who invented ... has developed a disposable syringe whose needle and ...