PPE

A pilot study led by Assistant Professor Richa Wardhan, MD, describing a simple way to modify respirator masks for healthcare providers who fail fit tests has been published in A&A Practice. The study, titled “Does a Modified Adhesive Respirator Improve the Face Seal for Health Care Workers…

As the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated across the United States in early April, supplies of personal protective equipment, or PPE, were becoming increasingly scarce in many hospitals. China, however, where the pandemic began earlier in the year, was beginning to see the downside of the curve. This spurred Yong G.