Face masks can help to reduce transmission of respiratory viruses such as influenza, according to experts and medical ...

SARS-CoV-2 is covered in spike proteins, which allow the virus to enter host cells once in the body. Researchers have developed a membrane that includes proteolytic enzymes that attach to the protein ...

The efforts will increase critical equipment as hospitals combat the coronavirus The U.S. military is 3D-printing face shields, designing reusable plastic N95 masks and sewing surgical masks to ...

Just a few short years ago, acquiring medical face masks, gloves, and face shields was a challenge akin to securing front-row tickets to a Taylor Swift concert. By mid-2020, the COVID-19 pandemic and ...

Even after mask mandates were dropped across the country amid dwindling COVID-19 cases and deaths, face coverings have still been required in many doctors’ offices, hospitals and other health care ...

A face mask with specialized sensors was able to detect chronic kidney disease (CKD) based on exhaled levels of ammonia and other metabolites, according to the results of an Italian study. Sensors for ...

Health authorities warn the run on face masks and sanitizer may be misguided. As fears of a coronavirus pandemic sweep across the nation, Americans have been buying up face masks, hand sanitizer and ...