When public health officials recommended back in April that people wear face masks to help stop the spread of COVID-19, most grabbed whatever they could get their hands on. But with time, and more ...

Although the COVID-19 pandemic has seemingly quieted down, the best face masks are still very much needed and necessary—from polluted air to highly contagious viruses, you never know when you’ll need ...

This upcoming winter season, the stage is set for seasonal sickness and COVID-19 infection rates to surge aggressively, in what's being called a "tripledemic" — and healthcare experts are urging ...

Nearly a year after the coronavirus outbreak was declared a pandemic, we finally have a standard for everyday face masks. ASTM International, a voluntary standard-setting organization that offers ...

As the pandemic continues to evolve and new COVID-19 variants surface—the latest being Omicron—protection remains top of mind. And while many of us have acquired a pile of reusable cloth masks over ...

Ensure your mask stays in place with these picks. Masks are again part of the daily uniform for most of us. With the spread of the Omicron variant and the number of COVID-19 cases still high, masks ...

When the coronavirus first arrived in the U.S., N95 mask supply couldn’t meet demand so people began making their own cloth face coverings and buying less-protective options so the higher-grade masks ...

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Robert Redfield suggested Wednesday that using face masks could be more effective in limiting the spread of COVID-19 than a vaccine.

In a recent article published in the journal Physics of Fluids, researchers explored the influence of perimeter leakage on the effectiveness of face masks. Study: Perimeter leakage of face masks and ...

More than 20 states now require people to wear face coverings in public. As more states make wearing face coverings in public mandatory, many wonder if masks with filters are more effective. "Any ...

Face masks have become our go-to protective gear for 2020. Now makers are taking the concept a step further with antimicrobial face coverings designed to guard against bacteria that can build up when ...

Wearing a face mask has never been more necessary: The US's weekly average of coronavirus cases has reached an all-time high of more than 172,000 per day. Hospitalizations are also peaking at a weekly ...