Wearing a mask could trigger contact dermatitis in people with several skin allergies, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the journal Annals of Allergy, Asthma & ...

The CDC's is now recommending that Americans wear a cloth mask when they go out. KHQ has an easy way for you to make one. All it requires is a bandana and two rubber bands or hair ties. 18x18 is the ...

UM Prince George’s Hospital Center needs elastic bands to make face masks. (Courtesy Thomas Dernoga via Twitter) A Prince George’s County, Maryland, hospital now seeks public donations of elastic ...

MEDINA, Ohio — Wearing a mask is already uncomfortable. It’s hard to talk, and visually speaking, it just reminds you of the crazy time we’re living in. Even worse, some people are now experiencing ...

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 ...

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and when maximum protection is needed against air-born infections, the N95 respirator has remained the gold standard of personal protective equipment. However, it is ...

The Surgeon General has instructed Americans on how to make their own 'cloth face covering' by using an old T-shirt and rubber bands, as the country is in the midst of a face mask shortage. Dr. Jerome ...

We may be out of the circuit breaker and into phase one of reopening Singapore, but some things haven't quite changed yet, such as the mandatory wearing of a mask whenever you head out of the home. As ...

Simple rubber band fix can modify surgical mask seal to N-95 respirators, reports a new study. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and when maximum protection is needed against air-born infections, the ...

Nearly six million people have died in more than two years of pandemic, which has affected more than 590 million people worldwide. Ever since it had hit the world, hospitals globally have often ...

A simple modification to a surgical mask using rubber bands can improve its protective seal against particle exposure to the level of an N95 respirator, a study suggests. Throughout the COVID-19 ...