Dec. 29—Mayo Clinic doesn't want cloth masks worn in its facilities. In an effort to limit COVID-19 spread amid a growing omicron variant wave, the medical institution is asking all patients and ...

The mask protects hospital staff by hindering a combative patient's ability to bite or spit. Being in a hospital can be stressful. Some patients take their frustration out on caretakers. This can be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Brown University Health is imposing a stricter mask requirement at all of its hospitals as respiratory ...

The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) implemented an updated masking policy.

Physicians from Omaha-based University of Nebraska Medical Center created a mask for patients that can protect clinicians from potential contaminants, such as coronavirus particles, that patients ...

Is it possible to acquire extraoral images of patients while they are still wearing masks for protection against COVID-19? It's possible, if you take a few steps to counter artifacts that might ...

Rising clinic pressures increase aggressive encounters, making calm communication, early warning recognition, and clear team-based safety procedures essential to protect clinicians.