Reusable respirator masks could be a lifeline for health care workers trying to protect themselves while treating coronavirus patients. They provide the same level of protection as disposable N95 ...

A cost-effective strategy for health care systems to offset N95 mask shortages due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is to switch to reusable elastomeric respirator masks, according ...

Ford Motor Co. announced on Tuesday that it had designed a clear respirator mask expected to meet the safety standards of an N95 mask to help hearing impaired people read lips while protecting ...

For the last few years Kevin Ngo has spent his nights and weekends developing a new kind of reusable face mask. After calling in favors from friends all over Silicon Valley, the resulting Flo Mask is ...

Shortages of respiratory protective devices for healthcare personnel are major concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic. A team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Emory University, the ...

Minneapolis-based startup Breathe99 on Thursday announced the launch of its respirator mask after securing funding from philanthropic foundations and Kickstarter. The company is now gearing up to ...

Nurses and doctors have gone to creative extremes to reuse the same masks, gloves and scrubs they need to treat contagious coronavirus patients. But if a prototype mask created by researchers proves ...

Since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended cloth face coverings for the general public, many have relied on those while reserving medical masks, such as N95 respirators, for ...