I lost my home in the Pacific Palisades fire. Although wildfires have become a part of modern life, you can take steps to ...

A newly created smart mask can detect and decipher the difference between breathing, coughing and speaking, which researchers say can help in identifying several respiratory diseases.Due to the ...

And even for people who don’t fall into those categories, masks can still help prevent illness. “You still might want to wear a mask because no one wants to get sick,” Troisi said.

Here is how well N95s, KN95s, KF94s, surgical masks, and cloth masks block the omicron COVID-19 variant, plus how to make any mask more protective.

The use of respiratory masks can make it more difficult to breathe and can make it uncomfortable to use them for longer periods of time.

Masks are a big category: There are cloth masks, surgical masks, N95 respirators that block 95 percent of small particles. People use them both as source control—that is, to reduce the spread of ...

A prototype smart mask can check for asthma, COPD, and post-COVID infections.

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Wearing a surgical face mask in public spaces reduces the risk of self-reported respiratory symptoms, finds a trial of adults in Norway published by The BMJ.

As part of their ongoing commitment to support people impacted by wildfires across Canada, the Canadian Red Cross is ...

Pope Francis stabilized enough Tuesday after two respiratory crises to resume using a nasal tube for oxygen, rather than a ventilation mask, as he continued to fight pneumonia, the Vatican said.

The use of respiratory masks can make it more difficult to breathe and can make it uncomfortable to use them for longer periods of time.