Two Cork cousins have developed a compostable PPE apron to reduce plastic usage in the healthcare industry. Dr Mary O'Riordan and Lisa O’Riordan developed their 'guilt-free' HaPPE Earth apron in ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) — As COVID-19 moved across the globe in January and February, raising concerns in medical centers in the United States, several government agencies were auctioning safety equipment ...

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Last week the Bournemouth Daily Echo replied to “A letter from a frontline nurse in the UK’s Royal Bournemouth Hospital” published by the World Socialist Web Site on April 14. The Echo’s article was ...

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has ordered $2.7 million in Ebola-specific personal protective equipment to help U.S. hospitals prepare to care for possible Ebola patients. The PPE will ...

The apron also reduces the carbon footprint of a standard apron by more than 75% through the use of local transport and manufacturing. Lisa O’Riordan, Co-founder HaPPE Earth, Johnny Brackett HCA, ...