When health care workers Yasmin Samatar and Faraoli Adam were on the frontlines of the pandemic, they struggled to find personal protective equipment for Muslim women like them. So they launched ...

In addition, AmorSui has initiated a take-back program that allows customers to return the product to the company to be recycled into other products, keeping it out of the landfill. A South ...

A study published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology shows the design of personal protective equipment for infectious diseases is not very user friendly, which is problematic, given its ...

AMES, Iowa – A multidisciplinary team of researchers is working to improve the design, function and safety of personal protective equipment, or PPE, for health care workers. The team, led by Guowen ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will host a virtual public workshop to examine opportunities to increase the use of reusable health care textiles (HCTs) for personal ...

One day when I was conducting an experiment, I had a chemical spill. I was doing everything right. I was wearing proper pants, my lab coat, closed-toe shoes. But when the chemical came onto my body, ...

Personal protective equipment (PPE) has become commonplace, with the most recognizable PPE being the facemask. Face shields and gloves were also used to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the earlier ...

Female healthcare workers are more likely to get headaches from wearing personal protective equipment compared to male healthcare workers, a study published Nov. 13 in Brain and Behavior found.

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. As upper management patrolled the halls at one hospital in California, telling staff they could be ...

When COVID-19 throttled overseas supplies of masks, gowns, gloves and other personal protective equipment last year, U.S. health systems quickly stood up local supply chains. Onshoring offered a short ...

Personal protective equipment, such as masks and face shields, is negatively impacting the quality of care provided to residents and patients with hearing loss, a survey of healthcare providers has ...

A new CDC grant will fund work to create improved face masks and other protective equipment for healthcare workers. (Wayne Tilcock/UC Davis) A multidisciplinary team of researchers is working to ...