Contrary to popular belief, single-use face masks do not have any sort of advantage over reusable cloth ones. In fact, the best cloth masks actually achieved better filtration (79 per cent ...

For the past two years, health experts and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have recommended ...

But choosing which type to use might seem tricky — you could go with a reusable cloth mask, a disposable mask or a respirator, like a N95 or KN95. Ultimately, “the best mask is the one you ...

PPE, or personal protective equipment, is an acronym we all found ourselves familiar with in March 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic had us all reevaluating our relationship with safety. While many ...

A production method for a novel fabric that integrates with existing mass production methods, promises an economical way to make reusable medical masks and other protective gear that can be ...

and with disposable masks in short supply, it's important to know how to handle and clean reusable cloth masks correctly. We spoke with Tania Elliott MD, an immunologist and national spokesperson ...

But as parents scramble to equip their children, questions have emerged over whether to buy reusable cloth masks or stick to the conventional single-use masks. Owing to increased demand ...

The government began distributing a pair of reusable cloth masks in April to each household under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s directive to ease public anxiety about the serious shortage of masks ...