If you need to restock your supply of N95 masks, I spoke to medical experts about what to look for while shopping, how these respirators differ from other disposable face coverings and when to ...

Few objects symbolize the pandemic as well as the N95. Impossible to find until they were ubiquitous, the double-strapped ...

Experts say N95 respirators are the gold standard ... but when the CDC and medical professionals say “respirator,” they specifically mean specialized, fitted face coverings like N95s ...

It found that mask mandates coincided with slowdowns in daily COVID-19 growth rates. Medical N95 mask with no exhalation valve proved to be the most effective. However, the CDC asks the general ...

Five years after Donald Trump declared a national COVID emergency, here's what the research says about face masks.

The coronavirus outbreak around the globe has led to a shortage of protective face masks. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says healthcare workers should use homemade masks as a last ...

Medical face masks, one kind of frequently used medical PPE, are designed to filter contagious microbial particles from the air. The international ‘N95’ standard requires that a mask filters ...

Coloradans who leave their homes to go grocery shopping or take a walk around their neighborhood should now wear non-medical cloth face masks while they’re in public, Gov. Jared Polis announced ...

To remedy the N95-standard face mask shortage at Japan hospitals caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, a medical institution and three companies in the Kansai region have teamed to develop and produce ...