It’s not uncommon for healthcare personnel to believe “a glove is a glove.” They perceive all gloves and suppliers as the same. That is, until they realize their gloves have pinholes, rips or tears — ...

3. The FDA found medical glove powder may harm patients and providers, causing issues such as inflammation, granulomas and respiratory allergic reactions. 4. After the Federal Register publishes the ...

As covid took hold, some 80m pairs of gloves were being used by health workers every month, with the nitrile ones ending up in landfill. There, they could take roughly 100 years to decompose.