As total U.S. COVID-19 cases exceed 600,000 and deaths surpass 25,000, mask use is becoming increasingly common. On April 3, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reversed its stance to ...

The “new normal” brought about by the pandemic has also come with a new demand for things we never needed before. Now that we are all wearing masks, for example, we also need ways to safely store and ...

The N95 respirator offers the most protection against viral particles for the wearer because it can filter very small aerosol particles. But other masks, like the ones in the photo or homemade fabric ...

Does the white side of a disposable mask face outward, or toward the wearer? How often should a cloth mask be washed? How protective are bandanas? Nicole Parker, a public health nurse at ...

With new and more transmissible variants of COVID, like the Delta variant, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization are both recommending that even ...

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A worker at the French start-up Plaxtil handles used masks as they are prepared for recycling into plastic to make other products. Credit: Guillaume Souvant/AFP via Getty Images In March, Seattle was ...

New York, United States, Jan. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A face mask that is disposable and worn by healthcare professionals inhibits direct airflow into and out of respiratory orifices (such as the ...