Ways to prevent transmission of infection "Until better data are available, hospitals and doctor's offices should first ... wearing scrubs – without white coats, ties, rings, or watches." – Keep arms ...

For people whose blood pressure rises when measured at the doctor's office — a condition known as "white coat hypertension ... cuff-style, upper arm monitor. Wrist and finger monitors ...

By Austin Frakt A majority of American doctors go more than a week before washing white coats. Seventeen percent go more than a month.Credit...Regis Duvignau/Reuters A recent study of patients at ...

The rise of the hospital superbug is about to claim an unlikely victim - the doctor's white coat. Ministers will today ... "The uniforms are great as they leave our arms and hands free to do ...

A week before the ceremony, Rivera was mailed her white coat. She was told to bring it folded neatly over her arm to the stage, hand it to a doctor and wait for the words: “You may now don your ...

PATIENTS with high blood pressure see their levels soar when measured by a doctor rather than a nurse due to a so-called "white coat" effect ... wears a cuff on their arm at home or work which ...

GPs are actively discouraged from wearing them, in part to bring down the barriers between doctor and patient, while it is far from the garment of choice for a psychiatrist - given the old fear of ...