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The invention of the latex glove is widely credited to William Steward Halsted, who used them to perform surgery in 1894, when he held the position of head surgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Ironically, Johns Hopkins Hospital banned the use of all latex products in 2008.
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Johns Hopkins Medicine: Rubber Gloves: "Born"---and Now Vanished---at Johns Hopkins
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