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

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting health care workers about certain N95 respirators, or masks, that are no longer approved for use due to "serious" quality concerns, according to an ...

For the second day in a row, the eastern U.S. was enveloped in a hazy beige smog that blocked the skies and sun of early summer. Countless tiny particles from the raging Canadian wildfires—measuring 2 ...

The air quality in Central New York has reached the highest level of alert, classified as “hazardous,” due to the influx of smoke originating from uncontrollable wildfires in Quebec. The “hazardous” ...

Guess what’s happening with Canadian wildfire smoke now covering a lot of the Eastern U.S., triggering bad air-quality warnings. Many more people are wearing N95 face masks again. After all, such ...

If you’ve put your COVID face masks into retirement, it’s time to start wearing them again if you live in a large region of the United States that could potentially be affected by wildfires — ...

The air in Delhi has turned grey, heavy and hazardous once again. With the Air Quality Index (AQI) soaring past 400 and even entering the “hazardous” category in many zones, ordinary walks or commutes ...

The Federal Trade Commission said yesterday it is sending over $1 million in refunds to 6,764 consumers who purchased Razer Zephyr masks that were deceptively marketed as providing N95 protection ...

Smoke from the eastern Canada wildfires continues to affect the Northeast as air quality has reached dangerous levels. The National Weather Service has issued an air quality alert for the entire state ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Multiple wildfires are currently ravaging Los Angeles ...

A wildfire that began on Canada’s Atlantic coast in May has damaged more than 200 homes and buildings and led to the evacuation of 16,000 people. The wildfire has led to an air quality alert in ...