Disposable gloves and aprons are used to protect health professionals and patients from the risks of infection. However, it is important to use them appropriately or they may increase patients’ risk ...

Safety ranks at the top of most diners' lists of concerns, and now brands have a line of disposable aprons to give both workers and customers added protection. Novolex brand, Hilex Poly, created the ...

As a doctor, Mary O’Riordan knows the guilt that medics feel about the plastic they discard every working day. Irish hospitals generate a staggering mountain of 50 million discarded plastic aprons ...

Plastic disposable aprons worn by nurses may increase the risk of hospital patients contracting an infection, research suggests. A Bristol University study found the aprons can attract high levels of ...

Disposable gloves and aprons are used to protect health professionals and patients from the risks of infection. However, it is important to use them appropriately or they may increase patients’ risk ...