Studies find hospital workers carry germs on coats%2C ties%2C even shoes; Up to 70%25 of physicians admit to never cleaning their ties; Even disinfecting cellphones and pagers is recommended ...

The white lab coat first made its appearance in the late 1800s. Prior to that, lab coats were traditionally beige and worn in, well, laboratories. Doctors, like clergy, dressed in black to reflect ...

Columnist and Humans The lab coat and lone genius – science's most infuriating stereotypes. Television often portrays researchers as lab coat-wearing weirdos who hate social interactions, but ...