HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP -- In a science class at Bear Tavern Elementary School this past spring, the fourth-graders looked the part, each grabbing a crisp white lab coat before the start of the unit. But in ...

Studies find hospital workers carry germs on coats%2C ties%2C even shoes Up to 70%25 of physicians admit to never cleaning their ties Even disinfecting cellphones and pagers is recommended Do you know ...

Boxy, plain and unisex, they are hardly a sartorial statement. But they are functional. The big pockets can hold a stethoscope, ophthalmoscope, paper, pen and so on. The lab coat also protects clothes ...

Megan Ennes receives funding from the National Science Foundation. Gail Jones receives funding from The Biogen Foundation. In order to encourage more of the nation’s young people to pursue careers in ...

Don’t ever doubt UC Davis’ status as a major research university. Take a look at these numbers for personal protective equipment that we will be handing out next week to principal investigators and ...

With reports proving that germs can reside on scrubs, ties, stethoscopes, and white lab coats, some have said doctors should just go naked In 1990, a young female physician might wake in the early ...

Not so, say instructors and safety professionals involved in undergraduate teaching labs. Although eye protection and closed-toe shoes seem to be required at all schools all the time, gloves and lab ...

I AM a person who likes things to be specific and accurate. In some ways, this is antithetical to being a communicator of science to general audiences. This requires helping non-experts understand ...