As health officials scramble to minimize spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant, many experts have recommended that people switch from cloth or surgical masks to more-protective N95 and KN95 ...

Jan 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said Americans should wear the most protective mask they can, but stopped short of recommending an N95 or similar face ...

With the circulation of the supremely infectious omicron variant and increasing case rates, some medical experts are uging individuals to upgrade their face coverings from cloth styles to surgical ...

Heavy duty N95 and KN95 masks are best at warding of COVID-19, while commonly worn surgical and cloth face coverings filter only about 10 percent of exhaled aerosols, according to a new study. “The ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Thousands of local college students will head back to campus for the spring semester on Monday, but some will be following new mask rules. Temple University said Friday people on ...

A study involving more than 340,000 people in Bangladesh offers some of the strongest real-world evidence yet that mask use can help communities slow the spread of Covid-19. The research, conducted ...