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Fact check: Post about surgical masks' effectiveness against COVID-19 is missing context

For almost two years, masking up has been a fundamental part of America's COVID-19 prevention tactics. But a post on social media claims the type of mask that many wear to prevent the spread of the ...
Fast Company

The science of masks, explained by a mechanical engineer after 2 years of testing in his lab

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has changed its guidelines about masks and respirators a number of times over the past two years and gave its most recent update on January 14, ...
Science Daily

Surgical masks are not inferior to N95 masks for health-care workers providing routine COVID-19 care, study finds

Surgical masks are not inferior to N95 masks for stopping the spread of COVID-19, according to a new study. The results follow the tracking of 1,009 health-care workers providing COVID-19 patient care ...

Experts Call For N95s To Replace Surgical Masks As Flu, Covid Viruses Spread

World Health Network experts urge WHO to make N95, KN95, or FFP2 respirators the standard for protection for healthcare ...
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Medtronic reinvents surgical training for a new era

In April 2024, Medtronic expanded its Touch Surgery Ecosystem (TSE) in April 2024 by launching the Live Stream function in the training app. The broad aim of the release was to enhance and democratise ...