Tell us what you think: Do we know enough about the risk for infection to consider making changes in what healthcare professionals wear while at work? Are long sleeves appropriate when providing ...

Studies find hospital workers carry germs on coats%2C ties%2C even shoes Up to 70%25 of physicians admit to never cleaning their ties Even disinfecting cellphones and pagers is recommended Do you know ...

You wouldn’t want to be cared for by a doctor who doesn’t wash his or her hands. You wouldn’t want to be operated on with instruments that weren’t sterilized? So why would you want to be treated by a ...