An Amherst pediatrician, concerned over the critical shortage of surgical masks now worn by many people to help slow the spread of COVID-19, has taken matters into her own hands. Dr. Martina Puzanov ...

As campus emptied amid the COVID-19 pandemic, small groups of volunteers took to Bartels Hall to help sew surgical masks — aid for local medical facilities during a massive supply shortage. The effort ...

CHICAGO -- Bill Purdue waterproofs basements for a living, but he has spent the past few days in his buddy's Washington, Indiana, auto trim and upholstery shop cutting rectangles of cotton fabric that ...

“Surgical masks will stop things larger than 10 micrometers,” says Dr. Nasseri. (These are the masks you likely saw people wearing on the subway and other public spaces before social distancing went ...

The efforts will increase critical equipment as hospitals combat the coronavirus The U.S. military is 3D-printing face shields, designing reusable plastic N95 masks and sewing surgical masks to ...

Since this story published on March 23, 2021, Sew Masks 4 Cincy founder Esther Kang now says it's time for the project to end. "After a lot of thought and reflection, we have decided it is time to ...

Effective April 1, Amazon is restricting sales of N95 and surgical masks, as well as facial shields, surgical gowns, surgical gloves and large-volume sanitizers, to the general public. The Department ...

Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, case rates are at a record high in America as the highly infectious omicron variant spreads. On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Fashion Institute Midwest workroom manager Denise Ervin sews masks for the local medical community on Monday. The Fashion Institute Midwest is making masks for the local medical community. Fashion ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Bill Purdue waterproofs basements for a living, but he has spent the past few days in his buddy’s Washington, Indiana, auto trim and upholstery shop cutting rectangles of cotton fabric ...