Whereas medical masks are typically tied loosely around the face (hence air can bypass the filter), respirators fit snugly ...

With flu season arriving early and NHS leaders encouraging people with symptoms to wear masks in public, a question arises: ...

There are a lot of people who say they do not want to wear a face mask because they are too hot, and with summer here, it's only going to get worse. However, there is an alternative some are trying: ...

Masks provide protection from COVID-19, says a new study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association. “Masking in the community to reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that ...

Three years after the pandemic began, there's still no scientific consensus on how much protection masks offer. Laboratory studies are clear that masks – especially N95s and KN95s – decrease the ...

A University of Edinburgh study released in 2020 showed how face masks could reduce the distance breath travels by more than ...

Are masks effective against the spread of COVID-19? In the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic, many people believed that wearing masks did not work due to the lack of scientific evidence. Experts ...

A World Health Organization funded study published this week in the Lancet found that masks, physical distancing and eye protection offer substantial reduction in the spread of COVID-19. The study ...

So, about masks -- they do next to nothing if you don't wear them properly. Yep, even the cloth coverings touted as the best thing since social distancing have instructions. We've laid them out below, ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Researchers at Duke University have developed a new tool to find the effectiveness of the various types of masks people are using to stop spread during the COVID-19 pandemic. And some ...

Masks were a common sight during the Covid pandemic, and they’re making a comeback (Archive picture: Getty) People on public transport are wearing face coverings again, while hospitals are asking ...