A recent study out of Duke University suggests that not all face coverings are equally effective at preventing the spread of COVID-19. While wearing a face mask or cloth covering when you’re outside ...

Many people choose to wear an N95 mask as a way to reduce exposure to harmful viruses and airborne toxins or pollutants.

Are masks effective against the spread of COVID-19? In the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic, many people believed that wearing masks did not work due to the lack of scientific evidence. Experts ...

Scientists and public health experts agree that masks are effective at lowering the spread of the coronavirus indoors, where the vast majority of transmission is likely to occur. But what about ...

People on public transport are wearing face coverings again, while hospitals are asking staff and patients to mask up. Not just a blast of nostalgia for 2020, it’s due to a strain of flu rampaging ...

A World Health Organization funded study published this week in the Lancet found that masks, physical distancing and eye protection offer substantial reduction in the spread of COVID-19. The study ...

Cotton face masks are proving more effective against the spread of the coronavirus than previously thought, a new study found. Even under humid conditions — which is typically the case, as the mask ...

Masks were a common sight during the Covid pandemic, and they’re making a comeback (Archive picture: Getty) People on public transport are wearing face coverings again, while hospitals are asking ...