There are also claims that the white coat perpetuates the image of the doctor being paternalistic ... of The Feingold Center for Children, medical editor of WBZ-TV and WBZ radio, and president ...

The situation in the United Kingdom In the United Kingdom, until 2007, doctors wore white coats, making identifying and highlighting their status easier. However, the government's introduction of ...

Is there a more iconic symbol of the physician than the white coat? Think of America's ... over a generation -- and so has doctors' standing. The image of the doctor as omniscient and omnipotent ...

By Austin Frakt A majority of American doctors go more than a week before washing white coats. Seventeen percent go more than a month.Credit...Regis Duvignau/Reuters A recent study of patients at ...

With reports proving that germs can reside on scrubs, ties, stethoscopes, and white lab coats, some have said doctors should just ... essential to the physician's image in 20th-century America.