Want to make your own reusable face masks for the whole family without using a sewing machine? This detailed master class shows how to sew protective masks by hand, perfect for children, teenagers, ...

India is seeing a rise in COVID-19 cases, with 7,154 active infections as per the Health Ministry on June 12, 2025. The surge is linked to emerging variants NB.1.8.1 and LF.7, while JN.1 remains the ...

Cloth masks are still fine for the general public to use, experts tell me, so don’t feel like you have to run out and buy a medical-grade mask like an N95.

The N95 and N99 labels that are commonly (though confusingly, not universally) used to describe effectiveness refer to the amount of airborne particles that are filtered – 95 per cent and 99 per ...

The CDC guidelines for surgical masks — which offer a basic barrier to “respiratory droplets,” but cannot filter out viruses like the tighter-fitting, close-knit fibers of an N95 mask, which ...

You’ll get 25 disposable masks that come in a sealed bag. KN95 Face Mask Protective Respirator, $49.99 (25-pack), available at N95 Medical Supplies 2. N95 NIOSH ALG Soft Shell Face Masks ...

Shopping for a disposable face mask to protect you from the new COVID-19 variants in 2023? Start with these options that have rave reviews on Amazon.

Use N95, or better, masks and make sure they cover your nose and mouth. By Claire Moses Today’s the day to put that mask back on. As smoke from wildfires in Canada drifts over large parts of the ...

Whether or not masks “work” is a multilayered question — one involving a mix of physics, infectious disease biology, and human behavior. Many scientists and physicians say the Cochrane review’s ...

Covering N95 filtering facepiece respirators with a face mask can cause respirator leaking and failure, according to a study among health care workers.