The good news is that N95 masks can filter out 95% of smoke particles, according to California’s health department. The best thing to do is stay inside and limit your outdoor activities ...

A PLOS ONE study tested the real-world filtration efficiency of cloth masks, medical masks, and respirators, revealing large ...

Certain masks are effective in protecting against wildfire smoke — but only if they are fitted and worn properly.

To remedy the N95-standard face mask shortage at Japan hospitals caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, a medical institution and three companies in the Kansai region have teamed to develop and produce ...

A Massachusetts man and his brother have been sentenced in connection with a scheme to price gouge hospitals for face masks that were misbranded as N95 respirators during the earliest phase of the ...

If you woke up this morning and noticed the skyline looking hazy and the air a little harsher on the lungs, you're not imagining things. A major air quality advisory is in effect today across all five ...

University of Utah researchers identify dust and wildfire smoke as new air quality threats on the Wasatch Front, discussed at ...