This study asked a very interesting question, given the considerable cost difference between the 2 modes of protection against respiratory infections (N95 respirators cost much more than surgical ...

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 ...

A randomized trial indicating that surgical masks are not inferior to N95 masks in protecting healthcare workers against COVID-19 has sparked international criticism. The study’s senior author is John ...

Standard surgical masks don’t fully seal around a person’s face, allowing for more participle exposure. But simply adding two rubber bands may improve the seal and offer N95 respirator-level ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has changed its guidelines about masks and respirators a number of times over the past two years and gave its most recent update on January 14, ...

Surgical masks are not inferior to N95 masks for stopping the spread of COVID-19, according to a new study. The results follow the tracking of 1,009 health-care workers providing COVID-19 patient care ...

In the Unger Report today, the hot new look for winter. Not shearling or cashmere or fur. No, the style statement this season is made from 100-percent manmade synthetic fiber. It's where fashion meets ...

Nurses, researchers and workplace safety officers worry new guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention might reduce protection against the coronavirus and other airborne pathogens ...

On Jan. 5 the University announced the recommendation to all faculty, staff and students to wear an N95, KN95 or level 3 surgical mask. According to Awais Vaid, Champaign-Urbana Public Health District ...

Free non-surgical N95 respirator masks, promised last week by President Joe Biden and already at Meijer stores, will soon be available at many pharmacy chains. There is a per-person limit of three ...