The author wearing personal protective equipment before a patient encounter. Source: Melissa Shepard, M.D. Face masks are officially part of our everyday lives. For some, these medical devices can be ...

WILMINGTON, Delaware (WPVI) -- There will be a massive effort to protect residents of Wilmington, Delaware from the coronavirus. City leaders and volunteers are preparing to hand out nearly 20,000 ...

About two-thirds of Americans say that they are wearing a mask at all times when leaving their homes, showing that increasingly Americans are depending on masks to prevent COVID-19, a new Axios-Ipsos ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper told reporters March 17 that the Pentagon will provide federal healthcare authorities with 5 million respirator masks and 2,000 specialized ventilators to help in the ...

WASHINGTON — As the U.S sees more cases of COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control is now recommending Americans wear face masks in public to combat the spread of coronavirus, especially in areas ...

One of the many shortages that has taken hold during the pandemic is one of personal protective equipment — items used to protect individuals from being exposed to a virus. A group of Cornell ...