In contrast to the authority and protection the doctor’s white coat confers, hospital gowns make patients exposed, vulnerable and stripped of their identity. By Ersilia M. DeFilippis, M.D. “Here is ...

LONDON (Reuters) - It was when the government changed its guidance last week to say medical workers treating coronavirus patients could use plastic aprons instead of protective gowns that British ...

When people don't understand how to take care of their health, they tend to engage less with their doctor or even avoid going to the doctor altogether. Improving health literacy can change that in a ...

It’s Men’s Health Month, and ABC15 is shining a light on a conversation that usually centers on women: breast cancer awareness. But two Valley oncologists tell ABC15 that this is their fight too. Mark ...

Dear Miss Manners: Every year I go to the doctor for my annual prostate, anal andoverall checkup. I am always offered a gown to put on. While on the exam table, I am asked to scoot down or turn over a ...

Changing the hue of hospital gowns and bed sheets to match a patient's skin color could greatly enhance a physician's ability to detect cyanosis and other health-related skin color changes, according ...

When the coronavirus pandemic was in full flight early last year, Dr Kirby White, a doctor from Bendigo, noticed a big problem. "As a rural GP, we had no personal protective equipment to continue ...

If you’ve ever undergone surgery, you understand how chaotic the operating theater can be. During both of my C-sections, I remember a tiny room crammed with half a dozen nurses, lab techs, and doctors ...

SAN ANTONIO — Whenever you receive a prescription, the instructions for how much to take and how often are right on the bottle. But when it comes to taking too many opioids or another drug that could ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Some seamstresses in the Midlands are coming together to make sure healthcare workers have the materials they need to stay safe. They’re spending hours each day cutting and ...

Nov. 28—ROCHESTER — Modern operating rooms are bristling with more and more technology today, which led one surgeon attempting to keep equipment organized to introduce a very old innovation into the ...