Plant-based plastics could help reduce the millions of tons of medical waste hospitals generate each year
Hospitals around the world generate millions of tons of plastic waste annually. Much of this waste comes from single-use ...
The Invisible Threat: How Microplastics Are Poisoning Our Health And What We Can Do About It
Plastics revolutionized medicine. But what we once saw as miraculous has now become a silent threat—one we can no longer ...
Miss Manners: That’s it ... we’re bringing back gloves
DEAR MISS MANNERS: If we renewed the lovely fashion of wearing gloves, people wouldn’t have to fear catching germs from ...
Medscape3d
Cryotherapy for Chemotherapy Neuropathy: Does It Work?
Cryotherapy is emerging as a promising strategy to prevent chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, but adoption in clinical practice remains limited.
Gene Hackman's wife died of hantavirus. How common is it in Florida? What to know
Hantavirus comes from contact with rodents — such as rats and mice — especially after exposure to their urine, droppings, and ...
Four concrete ways Massachusetts can lower health care costs
Massachusetts’ skyrocketing health care costs are an urgent problem for every resident. Every one of us will need medical ...
Occupational Health & Safety4d
The Science Behind Safety Gloves: 5 Factors That Make or Break Hand Protection
The right safety gloves can mean the difference between safety and costly risks. These five critical factors will help you ...
Orlando Sentinel6d
Miss Manners: What the movies always get wrong about gloves
And as a bonus, it might alert those involved in plays and shows set in the past to use period costumes properly, which they ...
Miss Manners: The lost art of glove-wearing, and why it’s time to bring it back
DEAR MISS MANNERS: If we renewed the lovely fashion of wearing gloves, people wouldn’t have to fear catching germs from shaking hands or appearing rude for refusing. GENTLE READER: Why didn’t Miss ...
STAT4d
Study reveals how often medical device makers report safety incidents late to FDA
Most medical devices in the United States come to market with limited clinical data, and device surveillance is viewed as a ...
mlive6d
Miss Manners: Let’s make gloves fashionable again - and stop the bare handshakes
Removing gloves before eating is a strict rule. But if you have a glass or a canape or a fork in your hands, that is an obvious and polite excuse for not shaking hands. Just practice the regretful ...