The virus winter season has struck—and COVID-19 is still part of everyday life. However, unlike during the pandemic, we now know more about how it spreads through the air we breathe. Research from ...

Since the onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by the rapid outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), scientists have worked at an ...

A standard medical face mask is more effective at preventing the wearer from inhaling aerosols without causing substantial breathing resistance than various cloth, medical, or respirator masks, new ...

While there is much back and forth around how aerosols may impact the "correct" social distance, this has been a great concern to anesthesiologists, nurses, and technicians who have to place breathing ...

The latest research has uncovered the fundamental role that aerosols play in the transmission of the COVID-19 virus. Aerosols, produced when humans respire and release water droplets into the ...

The FDA granted premarket approval to Cook Medical’s Hemospray, an aerosol to help control most types of bleeding within the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract, including those caused by gastric ...

On Thursday the World Health Organization (WHO) recognized that aerosolized droplets can lead to infection. According to the scientific brief "Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 can occur through direct, ...

Face masks have been widely used throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to protect people from catching the virus. Researchers discovered certain double masking combinations and fit modifications offer ...

Secondhand vape exposure can be harmful. This is because people can inhale the fine particles in vape aerosol, which may have health risks. Vape aerosol contains nicotine and toxic substances, which ...