In a recent study published in BMJ, a team of Norwegian researchers conducted a pragmatic randomized trial to examine whether wearing surgical face masks while in public spaces resulted in a lower ...

A modified surgical face mask ask analyzes a person's breath to look for gases that are associated with kidney disease, researchers said. Adobe stock/HealthDay May 8 (UPI) --Wearing a face mask to ...

Surgical masks can ward off COVID-19 just as well as N95s for healthcare workers exposed to patients infected with that virus, a study in the Annals of Internal Medicine suggests. To report that this ...

The FDA narrowed its umbrella emergency use authorization for disposable, single-use surgical masks used in healthcare on March 6 after more than two years of the EUA prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic ...

With air pollution levels rising after Diwali 2025, choosing the right mask is more important than ever. Here’s what ...

Wearing a mask is one way to reduce the spread of COVID-19. There are many types, including surgical masks, cloth masks, and respirators. SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, usually transmits ...

Throw away disposable face masks after one use. If you absolutely have to reuse an old face mask, here's how to minimize the ...

Pulmonologist Dr Sonia Goel emphasises that not all masks protect equally against pollution. N95 and KN95 masks are most ...

Compared to surgical masks, N95 respirators aren’t superior when it comes to protecting healthcare workers from contracting acute respiratory infections from patients, according to a new study in CMAJ ...

June 9, 2020 // Editor’s note: The study on which this news story is based has been retracted by the journal. The retraction notice can be found here. Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in ...