Personal protective equipment, always a vital necessity for doctors and nurses, has become something of a Holy Grail in healthcare as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to strain provider resources.

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the term personal protective equipment (PPE) was primarily used by professionals who wore it daily to keep them safe on the job. Then, seemingly all at once, national ...

A new World Health Organization (WHO) report shared on Tuesday warned that the COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to tens of thousands of tons of medical waste, adding considerable strain on health ...

The COVID-19 crisis has revealed the extent to which the United States and other countries are dependent upon a well-functioning global supply chain of critical medical supplies, including ventilators ...

San Francisco Mayor London Breed (D) said Friday that her city’s orders for personal protection equipment (PPE) have been diverted to other U.S. cities and foreign countries. “We’ve had issues of our ...

Second, the FDA recently has clarified its import requirements for three categories of PPE: (1) non-FDA regulated products, (2) regulated products subject to an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA), and ...

ALBANY — The Cuomo administration has directed nursing homes to collect a mandatory 60-day supply of PPE heading into the fall fearing a potential second wave of coronavirus. The order was slipped ...

All over the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has seen more and more people admitted to hospital, where the high infection rate of the virus makes use of personal protection equipment (PPE) vital for ...

Carly Fletcher receives funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement Nº 860407. All over the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has seen more and ...

Michigan Technological University’s Van Pelt and Opie Library may be more solitary than ever these days, but it isn't quiet. The library's 3D printers are running full blast, turning out thousands of ...

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 15: Students wear protective face masks, graduation caps and graduation gowns outside The New School during the coronavirus pandemic on May 15, 2020 in New York City. COVID-19 ...