The masks, readily available at hardware stores and pharmacies, can filter out fine particles found in smoke that can irritate eyes, nose, throat and lungs, according to public health officials.

She hears a sound that breaks her focus. Was that a cough? Will her mask protect her? COVID-19 remains a very present threat for the 55-year-old. Scarbro has multiple immune disorders, making her ...

Scenes from a Suffolk County League III boys basketball game between Northport and host Half Hollow Hills East on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. Credit: James Escher Thierry Lahens of Half Hollow Hills ...

For Half Hollow Hills East senior Leyla Barrett, averaging a handful of three-pointers a game has become a new normal. She finished her junior season with 23 threes, but after a 54-33 Suffolk III ...

During a 15-minute consultation on July 25, 2018, Yad-Elohim told Dr. Cavney that he believed he was Kurosaki Ichigo, the protagonist of Bleach. Yad-Elohim stated that he had believed this during the ...

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 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 ...

China to slash pay of staff at top financial regulators by half Pay cuts to be implemented with effect from this month Move comes as part of a government revamp unveiled in 2023 BEIJING/HONG KONG ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Staff at Yale New Haven Hospital will be required to wear masks while interacting with patients starting on Wednesday, according to a hospital spokesperson. The ...