AUSTIN, Texas - The best form of protection from COVID-19 is to stay at home, but we all need to leave our houses occasionally for groceries and other essentials. If you're leaving the house to go to ...

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Dr. Candice Jones knows a thing or two about staying safe around sick people. That’s why she’s sharing her trade secrets on how to wear and remove personal protective equipment.

(Reuters Health) - Florescent lotion and black light revealed that health care workers often contaminate their skin and clothing while removing their protective gear, researchers say. This ...

Information & Quality Healthcare, a not-for-profit corporation serving as the federally designated quality improvement organization for Mississippi, provides a free, downloadable poster developed by ...

Surgical gloves may come in handy for more than just infection control. Sterilized gloves can be used to remove damaged dental screws from patients, according to a technical note published online ...

Health care workers caring for infectious patients sometimes make mistakes when removing personal protective garments, resulting in contamination of clothes or equipment with antibiotic-resistant ...

The high demand for personal protective equipment amid shortages caused by the coronavirus pandemic may have unintended consequences to the environment, as one European environmental group pointed out ...