Many people choose to wear an N95 mask as a way to reduce exposure to harmful viruses and airborne toxins or pollutants.

COVID-19 continues to circulate around the country, with the latest variant XBB.1.5 accounting for more than half of infections. Though vaccines are holding up against the variant, it's still highly ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Face masks are no longer required in most indoor public spaces, but the rise of highly infectious ...

According to the CDC, when worn consistently, well-fitting respirators approved by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health — including N95s — “provide the highest level of protection ...

LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Single-use N95 respirators can be decontaminated and used again, according to research announced Thursday by UCLA scientists. The CDC has published an early-release version of the ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting health care workers about certain N95 respirators, or masks, that are no longer approved for use due to "serious" quality concerns, according to an ...

September 3, 2009 — To help protect against respiratory infection, healthcare workers who interact with patients suspected or confirmed of being infected with the novel pandemic influenza A strain ...

Select independently determines what we cover and recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more. Out of all the different face masks you can choose from, one type is ...

COLUMBUS, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across the globe, Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) and DuPont (NYSE: DD) are helping address the nation’s shortage of N95 respirator masks.

N95 respirators, the gold standard of filtration masks, are back in the pandemic spotlight because of the highly contagious Omicron Covid-19 variant. Unlike earlier in the pandemic, N95s are now ...

People taking health officials’ advice during the omicron surge to switch to N95, KN95 or KF94 masks are gaining more protection from the highly contagious variant — but unlike their old cloth masks, ...