Health care workers in short supply are reusing N95 masks amid the pandemic. Peter Tsai, who developed its virus-blocking filter, is trying to... N95 Mask Shortage Brings Inventor Out Of Retirement In ...

Duke University Health System researchers have devised a way to decontaminate the N95 masks that hospitals nationwide have been clamoring for during the coronavirus pandemic. Duke University Health ...

After discovering a room full of N95 masks hanging on clotheslines, some employees claim Poughkeepsie, N.Y.-based Vassar Brothers Medical Center is recycling masks for staff, Mid-Hudson News reports.

How many times can I reuse my N95 mask? It depends, but you should be able to use N95s and KN95s a few times. Stream San Diego News for free, 24/7, wherever you are with NBC 7. The U.S. Centers of ...

Facing a dire shortage of protective face masks for health care workers, administrators at the University of Nebraska Medical Center decided they had no choice. As Coronavirus Looms, a Hospital Begins ...

The U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention says health care workers can wear an N95 mask up to five times. But experts say how often the average person can safely wear one will vary depending ...

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Exposing contaminated N95 respirators to vaporized hydrogen peroxide (VHP) or ultraviolet (UV) ...

Nurses and other front-line clinicians are raising concerns about a decontamination system used to disinfect N95 masks amid the pandemic, according to The Wall Street Journal. Battelle Memorial ...

Many people choose to wear an N95 mask as a way to reduce exposure to harmful viruses and airborne toxins or pollutants.

Nurses at Santa Monica hospitals say they are being asked to reuse protective masks as they treat a swell of coronavirus patients and are demanding that their employers and the government provide an ...

The elastic band on the mask could also get worn out and not fit around your face as snugly. It might also get dirty or wet, especially if you're using it while exercising. If you notice any of these ...

It depends, but you should be able to use N95s and KN95s a few times. The U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention says health care workers can wear an N95 mask up to five times. But experts say ...