For his mature patients, Dr. Jagdeo recommends washing the skin with cleansers that are gentle on the skin, geared toward ...

Dangerous' bacteria can survive in sterile hospitals by munching on plastic medical equipment, new research warns ...

As studies begin to find connections between exposure to plastic and medical problems, doctors and scientists are increasingly concerned. "We’re conducting a vast, uncontrolled medical experiment in ...

Eating plastic did not noticeably shorten the ... Asia alone used 2 billion medical face masks per day — an unimaginable endless buffet even for the relentless nibblers. A better way to use ...

Your breath could hold clues to your health, researchers say — and they have developed a "smart mask" to tap into them. Wei Gao, professor of medical engineering at the California Institute of ...

(PPE used in medical facilities is disposed ... Wear washable cloth masks when possible. * Pack used PPE into a plastic bag, seal it, and put it out for the trash. As face masks and gloves became ...

The brand also makes a TheraFace Pro, a handheld facial device featuring similar LED technology, but the TheraFace device I received is a plastic ... The mask has a whopping 648 medical-grade ...

Discarded “single use” face masks pose a massive environmental ... from the COVID-19 pandemic was the sheer volume of plastic medical waste used by both health care professionals and everyday ...

FDA spokesperson Audra Harrison told Medical News Today that ... This may lead to mask shortages and generate significant plastic waste. But researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ...

Upgrading your mask right now “certainly makes sense and it doesn’t necessarily hurt,” Dr. Bernard Camins, medical director ... prefer a paper bag over a plastic bag because the plastic ...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 28,000 tons (25,000 metric tons) of pandemic-related plastic waste, such as masks and gloves ... Hospital superbug can feed on medical plastic, first ...

It's important to consult with your medical providers and the CDC before ... The elastic straps do fine for holding the plastic mask in place without being too tight. The mask is quite bulky ...