Mice exposed to polystyrene nanoplastics developed problems in their guts and livers. It’s not yet clear if humans are similarly affected.

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 ...

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 ...

(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 ...

He then created a death mask of her face out of ... A life-size manikin would save medical students from the pain that came with practicing the technique on one another — and Lærdal had already ...

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 ...

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 ...