{
  "id": 13132400,
  "title": "Scared of Shots? A Favorite Tune Helps Mute the Pain",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/scared-of-shots-a-favorite-tune-helps-mute-the-pain",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-09T14:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nautilus",
    "slug": "nautilus",
    "url": "https://nautil.us/scared-of-shots-a-favorite-tune-helps-mute-the-pain-1285664/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Many people really hate needles. When they have to give blood or get an IV for even a small medical procedure, they may panic, tensing up their muscles and spiking their heart rate, which can amplify the pain of the poke. Some people even suffer a sustained shock of pain and anxiety after the needle has come and gone. Trypanophobia , as this unfortunate condition is known, is not a rare…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}