Millions of workers are required to wear respirators in various workplaces throughout the United States. Respirators protect workers against insufficient oxygen environments, harmful dusts, fogs, ...

From wildfires to floods, cleanup crews face serious respiratory and skin exposure risks. What lessons can be learned from the Lahaina and California fires and applied to PPE and respiratory ...

Over the last few years, the U.S. has experienced a troubling resurgence of pertussis, also known as whooping cough.

Due to recent events, such as COVID-19 as well as more frequent wildfires, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recommends two frameworks for providing respiratory protection ...

For a printable version of this article, CLICK HERE. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has caused well-publicized shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) for medical workers. Eye protection, ...

In a recent study published on the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers combine Aicda-CreERT2 Rosa26-EYFP reporter mice with influenza and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) ...

Intense light activates proteins shown to protect against lung damage in mice, a discovery that could have major therapeutic implications for treating diseases like acute lung injury in humans, ...

Using a lung and diaphragm protective ventilation strategy guided by a computerized decision support tool during the acute phase of ventilation shortened the duration of weaning, a pediatric phase II ...

The five NFPA 70E boundaries include arc flash, limited approach, restricted approach, hearing protection, and lung ...

A groundbreaking new study has revealed an unexpected ally in the fight against lung cancer – your dinner plate. Scientists have discovered that simply reducing dietary fat intake might significantly ...

A popular material for kitchen countertops has been linked to a life-threatening lung disease, silicosis. Health officials in ...