The short answer is that the evidence remains surprisingly weak. Studies conducted before the COVID pandemic generally found ...

A new rapid expert consultation from a standing committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine responds to questions from the White House Office of Science and Technology ...

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

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 ...

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: ...

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Researchers found that simple multi-layered cloth masks and surgical masks work well enough to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. (Pixabay/) Until 2020, if your job or health didn’t require it, it ...

They come in all shapes, sizes and colors and in California, everyone is required to wear one. Now that masks are a part of our daily lives, there is a debate over which ones work and which ones don’t ...