Disposable nitrile, natural latex, and vinyl gloves, often referred to as thin-mil gloves, are used in a variety of distinct applications. Understanding the truths about glove performance is important ...

A nurse from south Wales has won her landmark appeal case after claiming that an allergy to latex hospital gloves forced her to end her career. The case of Alison Dugmore, 34, from Baglan near Port ...

A family has been awarded a $1million (£650,000) payout after appalling footage revealed their mother was being abused in her care home. Eryetha Mayberry, 96, who suffers from dementia, had latex ...

Although it is over 70 years since allergic reactions to natural rubber latex (NRL) were first described, 1 a dramatic rise in the number of reported cases has occurred over the past two decades. The ...

STAFF AT a nursing home were warned about keeping non-food items away from a dementia patient days before he swallowed a latex glove which led to his death, a court heard yesterday. James Griffin (67) ...

Latex, also known as rubber or natural latex, is derived from the milky sap of the rubber tree, Hevea brasiliensis. Latex can be found in many household products and also in many medical and dental ...

She thanked NHS staff for their 'heroic and exhausted' efforts during the coronavirus pandemic earlier this week. And Caprice Bourret dropped off hundreds of care packages for staff at Hammersmith ...