This upcoming winter season, the stage is set for seasonal sickness and COVID-19 infection rates to surge aggressively, in what's being called a "tripledemic" — and healthcare experts are urging ...

Old Man and Oxygen Mask Researchers conducted a meta-analysis to determine the effectiveness of N95 respirators vs surgical masks in protecting against viral respiratory illness transmission. Among ...

When Aaron Collins sat down to talk, he’d just come from fitting workers at his child’s daycare with high-quality masks. He said they were skeptical at first, but he convinced them it would be a good ...

NBC Select independently determines what we cover and recommend. When you click on or buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more. Fewer people wear face masks than during the Covid-19 ...

LYON, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--At CES 2022 in Las Vegas, on 5 January, the French medtech AIRXÔM will unveil the world’s first active mask providing protection from the effects of air pollution, ...

When the respiratory system encounters threats for which little to no effective natural defense exists, it is imperative to have controls in place to prevent exposure. Respiratory protection is ...

Millions of workers are required to wear respirators in various workplaces throughout the United States. Respirators protect workers against insufficient oxygen environments, harmful dusts, fogs, ...

The CDC said cloth masks provide little protection against wildfire smoke because they don’t catch microscopic smoke particles that can get into the lungs. For COVID-19, cloth masks are used as a form ...

Masks have become a part of daily life over the past 18 months, but despite their ubiquity, it can be difficult to know exactly how to keep yourself protected during the twin threats of the pandemic ...