In 2020, there were approximately 70 million women in the U.S. workforce, representing 56.2 percent of all workers, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics data. While substantially ...

Responding to the U.S. fire service’s growing awareness of the potential health effects from occupational exposure to hazardous contaminants on the fireground, personal protective equipment (PPE) ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) - The University of Illinois worked with Carle Health to design personal protective equipment (PPE) and create sterilization processes for central Illinois hospitals during the ...

“This design prevents exposure of skin and requires that gloves be peeled off as the gown is removed,” according to the study. The researchers randomly assigned healthcare personnel to perform ...

Dan Brown’s professional life has been about identifying real problems, designing a solution that seeks a competitive advantage, and getting it to the market in a socially responsible way. Design is ...

Last winter, amid nationwide shortages of hospital equipment and personal protective equipment (PPE) for health care workers treating patients with COVID-19, Massachusetts quickly assembled a task ...

To address the critical shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) due to COVID-19 cases, MIT has launched a new technique to meet the high demand for disposable face shields. The sheer volume of ...

Almost a year into the COVID-19 pandemic and questions about how to best design for health and safety remain, such as how to advance the quality and effectiveness of masks and ways to protect ...