PPE protects you from hazards in your environment. Knowing the types of PPE available and how to use them properly can help you minimize your exposure to harm. Depending on your work situation, ...

The CDC has released guidelines with detailed information on the type of personal protective equipment and the procedure for donning and removing, for healthcare workers managing Ebola patients. The ...

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 ...

Smart personal protective equipment is transforming industrial safety by integrating sensors, connectivity, and real-time data to better protect workers and prevent injuries. In modern industrial ...

Personal protective equipment, or PPE, continues to be in short supply as hospitals battle a surge of new coronavirus cases. Enter high school senior Edward Aguilar. He and a group of friends gathered ...

As COVID-19 cases began to quickly overwhelm hospitals, Kelsey Coolahan, an M.D. and Master of Business Administration student at Cornell, started getting messages from friends and family about the ...

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 ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Infinity Healthcare nursing home workers have reached a tentative deal to end their 12-day strike. The workers had been demanding at least $15 an hour wage, hazard pay for pandemic ...