On March 26, the IRS announced that personal protective equipment (PPE) — such as masks, hand sanitizer, and sanitizing wipes for the primary purpose of preventing the spread of COVID-19 — are treated ...

SANTA ROSA, Calif., Feb. 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Health Professional Resources (HPR), a U.S. based supplier of high-quality, medical grade disposable medical goods, personal protective equipment ...

Medical personal protective equipment (PPE) is essential to infectious disease control, something that has, in pandemic times, become very apparent. Governments and organizations in affected areas ...

The global COVID-19 pandemic and the absence of an effective vaccine have made prevention of person-to-person transmission crucial, particularly for healthcare personnel and other frontline workers.

Luxury Men’s Apparel Group, the Montreal-based owner of the Samuelsohn brand and licensee of Hickey Freeman, has created a new division to produce personal protective equipment for medical ...

The very materials protecting us from COVID-19 infection over the last year could ultimately cause long-term harm to public health and the planet. Growing quietly in the background amid the chaos to ...

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Women health workers in Bangkok, Thailand. Photo by: Teera Noisakran / Pacific Press / Sipa USA Personal protective equipment is often designed for men, and that is leaving female health workers ...

Dr. Melissa Chang and Dr. Aditi Sharma created Recyclablu in order to turn medical waste into highly effective face masks. A little over a year ago, as the Covid-19 pandemic first swept the world, ...

Disposable masks, cloth face coverings, used gloves, and other personal protective equipment (PPE) are some of the extra waste that people have been generating over the past two years as they've tried ...

Now, Washington plans to spend $1.7 billion to spur domestic PPE production, part of $4.5 billion to help expand US manufacturing more broadly, according to HHS. The US is also investing in the ...