Over the past few months — as people have clamored for cloth face masks they can wear while out and about, cute, quirky, pop culture-inspired and purely utilitarian — healthcare workers have struggled ...

Melitta, the German maker of the original paper coffee filter, retooled its production to make masks. A director called the filter’s perfect fit over the face “a gift from heaven.” Credit...Daniel ...

Nursing homes in Pittsburgh are taking drastic measures amid the coronavirus pandemic, using coffee filters and rubber bands to make their own face masks to protect patients and staff. “Everyone in ...

Gov. Tom Wolf has now made it mandatory for anyone shopping or working at Pennsylvania grocery stores and pharmacies to wear a face mask. As citizens scramble to find or make their own face masks, ...

Melitta, which has made coffee filters for 112 years, also owns Wolf PVG, which provided valuable knowledge and a supply of the three-ply microfiber needed to make masks to a hospital standard. “As ...

The shortage of face masks due to the COVID-19 pandemic in stores are forcing some health care providers and facilities in public health to get creative. Watch this step by step tutorial by staff at ...

While it's not 100 percent effective at preventing people from contracting COVID-19, using a mask and a filter is very helpful at slowing the spread of the virus. However, the mask and filter won't do ...

Four employees of a McDonald’s restaurant in Oakland, Calif., have filed a lawsuit against the franchise owner, blaming conditions at the business for a coronavirus outbreak there, according to ...