BREAKTHROUGH! NEEDLE-IN-A-PILL REPLACES PAINFUL INJECTIONS!
Globe|October 11, 2021
Tiny miracle treats diabetes & allergies
BREAKTHROUGH! NEEDLE-IN-A-PILL REPLACES PAINFUL INJECTIONS!

A SMALL, domed pill — containing a tiny needle to deliver medications internally — may replace regular injections needed by diabetics and others who have chronic health conditions, say researchers.

Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Brigham and Women’s Hospital are the teams behind the blueberry-sized capsule.

They say the weighted pill is designed to be painless, swallowed smoothly, and land on its flat side in the stomach.

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