Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Even though you have your go-to cloth face masks, it’s still nice to have disposable masks available. You can stow them in your ...

The researchers also determined that surgical and cloth masks offer very little protection against aerosols—which are active viral particles that become suspended in the air. Previously published data ...

An Amherst pediatrician, concerned over the critical shortage of surgical masks now worn by many people to help slow the spread of COVID-19, has taken matters into her own hands. Dr. Martina Puzanov ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Though statewide coronavirus mask mandates have expired, many people have opted to continue wearing them to keep germs and other ...

After more than two years of the coronavirus pandemic turning everyone’s world upside down, you likely have a collection of face masks. If you’re looking for a few new protective options — we’ve got ...

Wearing a used mask could be more dangerous than not wearing one at all when it comes to warding off COVID-19, a new study has found. A new three-layer surgical mask is 65 percent efficient in ...

Researchers have found that well-fitting, three-layered cloth masks can be as effective at reducing the transmission of COVID-19 as surgical masks. Researchers from the Universities of Bristol and ...