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Infection prevention remains a major challenge in healthcare, but adhering to stringent occupational safety protocols in the workplace can thwart the spread of disease among both healthcare workers (HCWs) and patients alike. As the 2014-15 flu season approaches, flu vaccination is an important practice.

In the days of home births, hot water and clean towels - gloves for use during patient exams began during the 1760s when physicians used obstetric gloves made from sheep intestines for vaginal exams in Germany. It wasn’t until the 1840s when Charles Goodyear patented his “vulcanized” rubber that surgical gloves became flexible enough to wear and in some iteration were used en mass by nurses at Johns Hopkins Hospital in the 1890s after surgeon Dr. William Halstead published his paper, “The Treatment of Wounds.”