Researchers conducted a randomized superiority trial involving 4647 adults to assess the personal protective effects of wearing vs not wearing surgical face masks in public spaces on self-reported ...

If you are looking for added protection for keeping healthy when you travel, these are the best face masks to buy for travel, especially on airplanes.

N95 and KN95 respirator masks reduce the odds of testing positive for Covid-19 by 83% compared to 66% for surgical masks and 56% for cloth masks, according to a real-world study published Friday by ...

Wearing a mask is one way to reduce the spread of COVID-19. There are many types, including surgical masks, cloth masks, and respirators. SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, usually transmits ...

N95 respirators, the gold standard of filtration masks, are back in the pandemic spotlight because of the highly contagious omicron COVID-19 variant. Unlike earlier in the pandemic, N95s are now ...

Wearing a surgical face mask in public spaces reduces the risk of self-reported respiratory symptoms, finds a trial of adults in Norway published by The BMJ today. The effect was moderate - a 3.2% ...

The spread of the more transmissible Omicron variant has prompted more public health experts to recommend wearing N95 face masks instead of cloth or surgical face coverings if possible. (Photo by Mark ...

UW Health announced Wednesday that all of its hospitals in northern Illinois will require visitors to wear masks due to the ...

All patients, visitors, and staff at Brown University Health hospitals are required to wear masks amid an uptick in ...

To help curb the spread of respiratory illness, UPMC is requiring masks be worn in all of its health care facilities, including UPMC Washington and Greene hospitals. Citing “substantial levels of ...