The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has changed its guidelines about masks and respirators a number of times over the past two years and gave its most recent update on January 14, ...

Wearing a mask in public is basically the norm these days (or at least, it should be). But let's be real, surgical masks aren't perfect. Namely, they can have a loose fit and allow potentially ...

A team of researchers says it has demonstrated that discarded surgical masks can be converted into value-added chemicals through a pyrolysis thermal decomposition process. The international team of ...

Tompkins County purchased 250,000 adult-sized KN95 masks that will be distributed by community organizations. The masks provide greater protection than cloth or surgical masks, and are recommended to ...