Face masks used to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus as well as protecting yourself from the deadly disease have become an important tool in the past year that has been the COVID-19 pande… ...

New York City plastic surgeons say procedure requests are on the rise as patients realize they can hide their bruising and swelling behind COVID-19 masks. Between social distancing and continued ...

Disposable plastic face masks pose huge environmental risks, with 3 million used a minute, researchers warn. Around the world 129 billion face masks are now used every month.

For nearly a year and a half, surgical masks have been a piece of the arsenal in the fight against COVID-19. While the face coverings keep us safe, researchers and environmentalists fear masks ...

An estimated 1.6 billion disposable masks wound up in the ocean in 2020, creating a vast pile of floating plastic waste and threatening marine life across the planet.

If, as projected, over 1.5 billion discarded surgical face masks wash into the oceans, they will add around 5,000 tonnes of plastic that could take 450 years to degrade, imperilling birds, fish ...

The widespread use of face masks due to the COVID-19 pandemic may result in unintended consequences, with one study showing that about 1.56 billion will end up polluting the ocean in 2020.“The 1 ...

It may be time to break out the face masks again. COVID-19 cases are on the rise nationwide due to a new omicron subvariant, EG.5, nicknamed “Eris.” Though Wisconsin isn't getting hit hard yet ...

The advantages of a transparent plastic face shield over a face mask aren’t trivial. Breathing is easier while wearing a shield. Speech isn’t muffled like it can be through a mask.

3,000,000 plastic face masks thrown away every minute, say researchers Jeff Parsons. Published March 15, 2021 12:04pm Updated March 15, 2021 12:31pm Share this with. Comments. Researchers say ...

Using ScentClip is simple. For those wearing fit-tested N95 and KN95 masks in healthcare or high-risk settings, place the sealed clip in your mask, and re-fit to ensure the mask is fully sealed.