Subcutaneous (subQ or SQ) injections are shots given in the fatty tissue layer (subcutaneous fat) under your skin. Your skin has many layers, and the subcutaneous layer is beneath the epidermis and ...

Subcutaneous immunotherapy injections work the same way as their intravenous counterparts — by changing or enhancing a person’s immune responses to cancer. Immunotherapy for cancer is a broad category ...

Many people living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) rely on long-term medications to manage joint pain, stiffness, and inflammation. A number of these treatments are given as subcutaneous injections, ...

Subcutaneous immunotherapy for cancer can cause many of the same side effects as intravenous (IV) immunotherapy because it involves the same medications. Injection site reactions are a common but ...