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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

But have you ever thought that why doctors wear white coat. A white long coat or lab coat i.e. apron is worn by professionals in the medical field. This coat is made up of cotton, linen ...

Doctors wearing long-sleeved shirts, ties, jewelry, and watches would be out. Those with white lab coats that are cleaned at least once a week and bare arms below the elbows would be in.

An article in The New York Times 10 years ago said the American Medical Association, concerned about bacteria transmission, was studying a proposal “that doctors hang up their lab coats — for ...

When family-practice doctor Nicholas Biasotto sees patients in his medical office, he dresses in shirt, slacks and a tie. What’s missing from Biasotto’s attire is a lab coat, an accessory that ...