BALTIMORE (CNN) --Wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) when caring for patients with COVID-19 isn't enough to completely eliminate the threat from the virus for frontline workers, according to ...

Talcum powder, a coconut oil-cocoa butter beeswax mixture, and petroleum jelly provide the best skin protection for long-term PPE use, say scientists. For frontline healthcare workers during the COVID ...

Environmental factors (e.g., humidity, wind, temperature, radiant heat, clothing, and workload i.e., metabolic rate) are considered when determining if a heat risk is present indoors or outdoors.

From surgical masks and gloves to disposable hospital gowns and aprons, the COVID-19 pandemic is creating a mountain of plastic medical waste that is polluting the land and sea – alarming doctors and ...

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Welcome aboard — and don’t mind our PPE. Qatar’s flag-carrying carrier described the new safety measure as ...

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