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

NIOSH-approved N95 respirators are the most protective type of face mask, according to the CDC. Doctors explain how to shop ...

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

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 ...

Let’s start protecting people in health-care settings as that’s where people should have the best understanding of a viral ...

Masks were one of the most polarizing parts of the COVID pandemic. Five years later, have we moved closer to a compromise?

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 ...

A Duke study showed that less than 0.1% of droplets were transmitted through an N95 mask while the wearer was speaking. That's why they're generally reserved for healthcare workers. But the Food ...