National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Image by mohammadhridoy_11 on Freepik Modern societies depend on ...

Quincy City Council delays a $2.6 million bond for new firefighter gear to seek more information. Firefighters voice frustration.

SAN DIEGO — A deadly incident in professional hockey is leading to calls for improved safety on the ice and in other sports. A new piece of equipment could better protect athletes of all ages. It uses ...

The World Health Organization is warning of a potential shortage of personal protective equipment as coronavirus spreads. Manufacturers such as Medicom are ramping up production globally in response.

As nonessential businesses begin to reopen, ensuring employee health and safety is critical to stopping the spread of COVID-19. Personal protective equipment (PPE) such as masks, gloves, and more are ...

Covid-19 is not a gender- or sex-neutral killer. Men are more likely than women to need intensive care for the disease or die of it. Among health care workers, however, the tables are turned: Women ...

Swiss investigators have found that cabin crew on board an Airbus A330-300 experienced considerable difficulty with using protective breathing equipment during an incident in cruise over the English ...

As the U.S. health care system struggles with a dearth of beds and hospital space for the rising number of coronavirus-infected people, another type of shortage looms – basic protective equipment for ...

ARX co-founders Hilary Gallin and Kaitlin McCarthy wear the firm's reflective, high-visibility vests designed for women at a Boston jobsite. September 2, 2025 While many companies have released ...

As the number of coronavirus cases in the United States exponentially increased this week, health care workers sounded the alarm about shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE). Around the ...

Five months into the pandemic, the U.S. still hasn’t solved the problem. The dearth of supplies is affecting a broad array of health facilities, renewing pleas for White House intervention. By Andrew ...

Nurses are on the frontline in the fight against the coronavirus and they’re not adequately prepared. It’s not due to a lack of nursing education, but rather a lack of institutional and governmental ...