Let’s talk about why you should be wearing N95 masks instead of cloth or surgical masks if you want to protect yourself from harmful particulates released by the Southern California wildfires.

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 ...

It may also say "medical surgical mask" Usually, the outer packaging of more formal medical surgical masks will also be marked with a product registration number. If there is a number, it will ...

Cloth face masks, often cobbled together as a makeshift alternative when stocks of surgical masks run low, and sometimes worn as a fashion statement, offer no practical protection against the ...

According to a statement from Brown University Health, Level 2 surgical masks will be required for patients, staff and visitors “due to high community transmission rates of respiratory viruses ...