Skip neckties or keep them tucked under lab coats or otherwise secured. Studies have found that about a third of doctors' ties are contaminated with Staphylococcus aureus bacteria – and that up ...

With reports proving that germs can reside on scrubs, ties, stethoscopes, and white lab coats, some have said doctors should just go naked In 1990, a young female physician might wake in the early ...

If I had to choose a personal physician from all the MDs currently on television, I wouldn't choose one of those horny cheeseballs on Grey's Anatomy or any of the nutjobs on House. I would go ...

The lab coat also protects clothes from a common on-the-job hazard, flying bodily fluids. It's simple to change if soiled, and easy enough to launder. Beyond the practical, what doctors wear is ...