House is Right About White Lab Coats!
June 23, 2009 by Lynn
[Photo: © 2009 FOX Broadcasting Co.]
Many thanks to House is Right reader Grace for calling my attention to an article about a recent AMA recommendation to ban the wearing of white coats by doctors. And today’s House-ism just seemed like the perfect tie-in for the article in Slate Magazine that tells us this:
The American Medical Association voted Tuesday on a resolution that would recommend hospitals ban doctors’ iconic white lab coats, citing evidence that the garment contributes to the spread of infection.
So, go figure, House really was Right!!
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