If white coats are so bad, why do doctors still wear them? Because a white lab coat says “I am a scientific healer.” The knee-length coat in medicine crossed over from the laboratory sciences ...

It is strange, especially in Karachi — potentially the country’s most filthy city — that doctors, who are required to be sterile when dealing with different patients, wear their lab coats ...

The lab coat also protects clothes from a common on-the-job hazard, flying bodily fluids. It's simple to change if soiled, and easy enough to launder. Beyond the practical, what doctors wear is ...

What doctors wear, and how often they change their garments ... Hallisy still likes seeing doctors in crisp white coats. "At least a lab coat is hopefully getting washed every day," she says.

Doctors wearing long-sleeved shirts, ties, jewelry, and watches would be out. Those with white lab coats that are cleaned at least once a week and bare arms below the elbows would be in.

Wash lab coats, preferably in hot water and bleach ... At his hospital, Bearman says, many doctors wear scrubs. More studies should be done to see whether such measures help curb infections ...

Byrd can’t wait to be a part of it: “It’s the white coats that the doctors wear! I’m about to be Dr. Byrd.” The ceremony took place right alongside a Juneteenth celebration. It provided ...