SAN FRANCISCO -- As fears rise over China's coronavirus outbreak spreading to the United States, more and more people are looking for ways to protect themselves. One of the most in-demand items are ...

World Health Network experts urge WHO to make N95, KN95, or FFP2 respirators the standard for protection for healthcare ...

Elsy was on the phone in an immigration detention center when guards showed up with face masks and forms to sign. The asylum-seeker from El Salvador and others had resorted to tearing their T-shirts ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidance that recent studies have indicated that cloth masks offer more protection against the coronavirus than previously thought. Previous ...

ROMEOVILLE (WLS) -- As states and businesses find themselves in a bidding war for protective masks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning that some coming from overseas may not ...

North Carolina State University researchers put cloth masks to the test recently, as part of an ongoing research effort to develop better test mask fit as well as breathability and filtration.

As the coronavirus pandemic spreads across Europe and the United States, a global scramble for medical equipment such as respirator masks and gloves is underway. Several countries have accused the ...

In a recent article published in the journal Physics of Fluids, researchers explored the influence of perimeter leakage on the effectiveness of face masks. Study: Perimeter leakage of face masks and ...

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