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Adults with OSA highly rate textile-made positive airway pressure mask
A positive airway pressure mask made of textile material was well received by adults with obstructive sleep apnea but did not change device usage hours, according to research presented at SLEEP 2024.
Bruder Healthcare launches Eyedration moist heat mask for dry eyes
Bruder Healthcare has launched Eyedration, a single-use, moist heat mask that helps maintain tear production in individuals with dry, tired eyes, the company announced in a press release.
VIDEO: The case for continued masking in health care settings
As the United States settles into the endemic phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, health care professionals should continuously evaluate whether masking is necessarily and under what circumstances, according to an expert.
Clinicians should consider masking during elevated respiratory viral activity, experts say
Experts said clinicians should consider masking during periods of elevated respiratory viral activity after a study linked pandemic prevention measures to decreases in nosocomial COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses.
University with universal masking saw no increase in COVID-19 after ending distancing
ORLANDO — A mid-sized university with a universal masking mandate saw no increase in COVID-19 after eliminating physical distancing requirements, according to study findings.
Reusing disposable masks has no major impact on skin, upper respiratory microbiome
Reusing single-use surgical masks for up to a week had no major impact on skin or upper respiratory tract microbiomes, according to data published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases.
Mask wearing showed no negative oxygenation, hemodynamic changes in patients with COPD
Wearing a KF80 mask while exercising and performing daily activities did not impact oxygenation and hemodynamic factors in adults with mild to moderate COPD, according to study results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.
Topline results show TearRestore Thermal Mask improves TBUT, symptoms of dry eye disease
The TearRestore Thermal Mask increased tear break-up time, reduced dry eye symptoms and increased meibomian gland function in patients with dry eye disease, according to topline study results reported in a company press release.
Staff at nonacute-care facilities report increased stress during pandemic
A survey of health care workers at nonacute-care facilities during the spring of 2021 revealed insight into their COVID-19 experiences, knowledge, beliefs and perception of risk during the pandemic.
Most health care facilities have no plans to discontinue universal masking, survey shows
A survey assessing universal masking showed nearly all facilities represented planned to continue doing so, with the most common reasons being prevention of respiratory viruses and limiting the impact on staff.