Physicians from Omaha-based University of Nebraska Medical Center created a mask for patients that can protect clinicians from potential contaminants, such as coronavirus particles, that patients ...

First lady Melania Trump broke stated mask policy at Children's National Hospital Tuesday when she removed her mask to read a holiday book to children. Trump, who has visited children at the hospital ...

Cincinnati Children's is the first medical center in the United States to pilot a video game to help children relax when they need to receive anesthesia before falling asleep for surgery.Children's ...

Some medical systems are temporarily requiring patients and visitors to wear face masks. The move is being made because there has been a recent rise in illnesses. UW Health requires masks in select ...

Imagine being a child being prepped for surgery, surrounded by scalpels and strangers wearing masks, hats and gloves. An anesthesia mask hovers over your face in a brightly lit operating room. Sounds ...

Hospitals across the U.S. are reinstating COVID-19 mask mandates as the JN.1 variant becomes the dominant strain spreading throughout the country. Mask mandates have long been controversial since they ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) — There have been 14 confirmed cases of measles across New York state in 2025. Measles is an extremely contagious respiratory illness that is especially dangerous for ...

Historically, hospitals looked at their anesthesia department like a light switch, according to Joseph Loskove, MD — they just wanted the light to go on, and didn’t want to know why or how. Now, ...

Citing “growing evidence,” that he is now immune to the virus, Krabbenhoft said “for me to wear a mask defies the efficacy and purpose of a mask and sends an untruthful message that I am susceptible ...