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Respirators are more effective than surgical masks at protecting against infection — here's how they work and who should wear them
Respirators, like the N95 face masks, help prevent the spread of infectious particles — and are mos…
Erin Heger,Jason R. McKnight
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A majority of US nurses have never had a COVID-19 test, and have had to re-use PPE like face masks, according to a survey of 23,000
National Nurses United surveyed nurses about the PPE shortage, and concluded "dangerous health care…
Sinéad Baker
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The US has imported millions of low-quality masks that don't block virus particles enough, putting lives at risk
A federal lab found that 60% of the imported N95- and KN95-style masks they tested failed to block …
Shira Feder
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Ventilators and respirators are not the same thing — but there's still a dire shortage of both
There is a shortage on a variety of medical gear. Respirators assist breathing by purifying the air…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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N95 respirators can be sanitized using crockpots and rice cookers, study finds
Researchers at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign say this new method can help hospital w…
Canela López
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US military to make up to 5 million respirator masks available to public as coronavirus spreads, Pentagon says
The defense secretary explained that US military assets like hospital ships and field hospitals are…
Ryan Pickrell
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Ford is working with 3M and GE to produce respirators and ventilators, and the UAW to make medical equipment, as the coronavirus pandemic intensifies
In addition to using its 3D-printing capabilities for face shields, Ford is looking to repurpose co…
Matthew DeBord
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A million respirators Canada bought from China can't be used because they failed to meet standards for protecting medical staff against coronavirus
The substandard respirators didn't meet the filtration standards for catching tiny viral particles,…
Gabby Landsverk
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People are donning respirator masks as air quality worsens in San Francisco, and it's locking them out of Face ID
As flooding, wildfires, and other natural disasters become more commonplace around the world, even …
Rachel Premack
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'They are gasping for air': Trump relishes at defeat of Never Trump movement, says its members are on 'a respirator'
Boasting about defeating the Never Trump movement has been a favorite for the president-elect at hi…
Oliver Darcy
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As the prime accused in Kolkata rape-murder gears up for a polygraph test, how reliable are these lie detectors?
Kolkata court okays polygraph test for rape-murder accused, sparking reliability debates over lie d…
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WATCH: A NASA animation shows gigantic plumes of carbon dioxide emissions swirling over India
It’s one thing to read about climate change and carbon emissions in an article, and quite another t…
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Biden announces a 100% tariff on Chinese EVs
The White House has announced it's imposing tariffs on $18 billion of Chinese goods, including a 10…
Tom Carter
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"Severe COVID patients must avoid over-work" says Health Minister after rising heart attack cases
Amid the rising heart attack cases in the country, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has said…
ANI
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The Biden administration wants to make supply chains so strong that you don't have to think about them
The Biden administration wants to ensure your Christmas presents won't get trapped on a bottlenecke…
Juliana Kaplan
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Traditional shark nets are known as 'walls of death.' A new eco-friendly barrier uses magnetic fields to deter sharks instead of trap them.
The SharkSafe Barrier is meant to deter sharks from coming near swimmers by using strong magnets th…
Jenny McGrath
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My family lives in Colorado and we know the risks of wildfire smoke. This is what parents and caregivers in impacted areas should do now.
The author shares what she always has ready at her home, including outfits for the whole family and…
Genevieve Kane
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An influencer had a brain aneurysm rupture while 9 months pregnant. Now she's in a medically-induced coma after having brain surgery and a C-section at the same time.
Jackie Miller James was nine months pregnant when she had an aneurysm rupture in her brain.The newb…
Conz Preti
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Mesmerising NASA videos depict where our CO2 comes from, and where it eventually ends up
In three videos, NASA expresses the voyage of carbon dioxide from source to sink over the course of…
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7 incredible accounts of near death experiences, from speaking to their late grandma to entering a tunnel
A study found that 40% of cardiac arrest survivors had dream-like experiences or memories while the…