A key strategy for protecting health care workers on the frontlines of fighting the highly transmissible novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, is the use of personal protective equipment, including the type ...

N95 masks look simple enough: two outer layers of fabric that form the shape of the mask, with a thin filter between. It's that sandwiched inner layer that complicates the mask's construction and ...

Operations and Program Manager Ellie Hazlett with USO Wisconsin delivered 50 cloth masks to Fort McCoy Directorate of Emergency Services (DES) personnel April 13 to support training. The masks were ...

More than 80 active-duty and Reserve Citizen Airmen participated in training designed to enhance members' confidence in wearing the gas mask and protective gear during chemical, biological, ...

During a recent workout in my condo weight room, an acquaintance walked in wearing a bulky, black mask over his nose and mouth; it had a plastic plate with cylindrical slits that made it look more ...

“There are a variety of masks but the 3 basic ones are: surgical, N95 and cloth,” Dr. Robert Mordkin is Chief Medical Officer for LetsGetChecked tells SheKnows. “As a general statement, masks help ...