LONDON, July 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - From surgical masks and gloves to disposable hospital gowns and aprons, the COVID-19 pandemic is creating a mountain of plastic medical waste that is ...

PPE is "personal protective equipment." The Food and Drug Administration says PPE "refers to protective clothing, helmets, gloves, face shields, goggles, facemasks and/or respirators or other ...

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 ...

I’d like to know the true cost of OSHA’s final rule on paying for PPE, which was issued the same day I wrote this column (Nov. 15, 2007). Federal agency rules contain economic impact estimates; this ...

The World Health Organization has warned that severe and mounting disruption to the global supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) – caused by rising demand, panic buying, hoarding and misuse – ...

The travel industry has been one of the worst-hit by the coronavirus. Airlines have even grounded entire fleets in some cases. Now that travel is beginning to recover as borders reopen, how will ...

Ellie Krupnick is executive director of editorial operations for Vox Media’s lifestyle brands, and focuses on keeping Eater running smoothly. She previously edited Eater’s shopping content, as well as ...

With stores closed, runway shows canceled and global supply chains disrupted, much of the fashion industry has been rendered idle by the coronavirus pandemic. Now, designers, luxury labels and fashion ...

Arizona’s largest hospital chains, small clinics, and others on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic are gladly accepting donations of N95 respirators, surgical masks, gloves, gowns, booties, and ...

Last week the Bournemouth Daily Echo replied to “A letter from a frontline nurse in the UK’s Royal Bournemouth Hospital” published by the World Socialist Web Site on April 14. The Echo’s article was ...

For anyone senior in a local authority right now, one scenario has quickly turned from the unimaginable to the familiar. The scrabble for masks, goggles, gloves and aprons has some of the hallmarks of ...

Appalled by the tonnes of plastic trash generated by the pandemic, entrepreneurs are developing reusable PPE and turning single-use masks into everything from bricks to toolboxes LONDON, July 26 ...