Dr. Maggie Koos believes she has come up with a better way to protect health professionals and patients from germs with a redesigned medical gown.

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. When Daniel DelCastillo, DMD, takes his disposable gown off after a day of work at his dental ...

Every time healthcare workers enter isolation units in which COVID-19 patients or those with other communicable diseases are being treated, they first don a dedicated isolation gown that must be ...

MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich., Jan. 15, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Mopec, the nationwide leader in pathology, anatomy, mortuary and necropsy equipment and supplies, introduced disposable shoe covers as ...

PETOSKEY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- A Petoskey-based company is investing $2 million into manufacturing disposable medical gowns. Petoskey Plastics originally began creating these gowns at the start of ...

More than 50% of disposable isolation gowns tested by the nonprofit advocacy organization ECRI fail to meet standard levels of protection. The results from the recent analysis released Monday comes as ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a number of innovative solutions to keep practitioners safe, but supply shortages and cost concerns have prompted providers and suppliers to turn to old-school methods ...

Engineers have developed a method to use disposable personal protective equipment (PPE) to make concrete stronger, providing an innovative way to significantly reduce pandemic-generated waste. The ...