The discovery of new COVID variants and a relatively small increase in the number of COVID cases and hospitalizations have helped put face masks back in the spotlight. The Centers for Disease Control ...

Wearing a face mask in public (especially when social distancing isn’t possible) can help reduce the spread of COVID-19, but not all masks are created equal. Some masks are more effective than others ...

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 Cochrane review did not include studies that have shown that face masks can reduce transmission of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Pictured here Olivia Palermo ...

As Covid-19 and influenza-related hospitalizations have continued to rise, hospitals in California, Illinois, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Washington and Wisconsin have reinstituted ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- As more and more school districts are putting out their coronavirus health guidelines for the fall, they are tackling the issue of masks for younger kids. The American Academy ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending that the general public wear cloth face masks to help decrease everyone’s chances of getting COVID-19. So how does the new ...

New research from The University of Manchester has shown that debates and resistance about wearing face masks go back a lot ...

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Face masks are a quite common sight at the Olympic biathlon venue as Germany and other teams are taking no chances when it comes to health and fitness. The German quartet celebrated their mixed relay ...