360° Health: The Overlooked Crisis in Medicine:Needle Pain, Needle Fear & How We Fix It | 12.14.25

Show Highlights

· It’s Your Life With Dr James JC Cooley and Co-Host Dr Michael Mantell- Rational Emotive & Cognitive Behavior Coach have a sit-down conversation with

Dr.Manju Chacko Dawkins – Board-Certified Dermatologist and the creator and co-founder of Thimble.

· Needle Pain & Fear Are a Public-Health Crisis and We Aren’t Talking About It· Healthcare Has Normalized Pain and It’s Costing Us Trust· Introducing Thimble: The First Needle Care System· A New Standard of Care Is Possible and We’re Already Building It.

Biography

Dr. Manju Dawkins is a board-certified dermatologist who received her B.A. from Columbia University and her M.D. from the University of Maryland. She completed her dermatology residency — and served as Chief Resident — at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, NY. She later joined the faculty at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, where she was twice named Teacher of the Year. Dr. Dawkins has practiced dermatology in academic, private, hospital-based, and group practice settings in both New York and Los Angeles.

She is also the creator and co-founder of Thimble, the first easy, safe, and comprehensive solution for reducing needle pain and stress. Thimble was awarded the Grand Prize at the 2023 American Academy of Pain Medicine Innovation Challenge and the 2024 Innovation Award by the Skin of Color Society.

www.thimblehealth.com

Social Media

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thimble.health

LinkedIn (Company): https://www.linkedin.com/company/thimblehealth

LinkedIn (Dr. Dawkins): https://www.linkedin.com/in/manju-dawkins-md/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thimble.health

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