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 ...

As students return to school and employees head back to the office all with new safety protocols likely including wearing a mask, a new study from Duke University explores which masks are more ...

A new study is showing how mask mandates affect COVID-19 case numbers during the pandemic. Doctors from the University of Pennsylvania and Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania looked at case numbers in ...

NEW YORK -- You better start stocking up on your surgical or N95 or KN95 masks. Studies are emerging that cloth masks are not as effective in preventing the spread of COVID. A study released in ...

This past winter’s “tripledemic” – the convergence of flu, Covid-19, and RSV – is a case study on how community failure to adopt proven hygiene interventions is holding us back. The fact that hospital ...

Experts are urging guideline changes on what health professionals should wear to protect against flu-like illnesses including Covid ...

A recent study out of Duke University suggests that not all face coverings are equally effective at preventing the spread of COVID-19. While wearing a face mask or cloth covering when you’re outside ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- By now we all know that N-95 masks are better than surgical masks which are better than cloth masks which are better than a scarf or bandana. But are they all better than nothing?

(CNN) - Masks seem to be the most effective way to reduce person-to-person spread of COVID-19, according to new studies. looked at infection rates in Italy and New York before and after face masks ...

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