But the Food and Drug Administration has also approved some KN95 and FFP2 masks made in China and Europe that offer comparable protection. Disposable surgical masks are also made of non-woven fabric.

There are different types of masks to protect the body, including surgical or cloth masks, N95 mask, N99 mask, N100 mask, P95 ...

The coronavirus outbreak around the globe has led to a shortage of protective face masks. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says healthcare workers should use homemade masks as a last ...

A retired nurse, Sandra Falk, noted that her former colleagues encounter up to 12 hours of exposure in any shift, creating respiratory problems that double the incidence rate in the general population ...

In addition to serving as an editor at publications like Allure, Good Housekeeping, xoVain, and NewBeauty, Marci's writing has appeared in Glamour, InStyle, Refinery29, Martha Stewart, Byrdie ...

Cloth face masks, often cobbled together as a makeshift alternative when stocks of surgical masks run low, and sometimes worn as a fashion statement, offer no practical protection against the ...