Masks provide protection from COVID-19, says a new study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association. “Masking in the community to reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that ...

NEW YORK -- You better start stocking up on your surgical or N95 or KN95 masks. Studies are emerging that cloth masks are not as effective in preventing the spread of COVID. A study released in ...

As students return to school and employees head back to the office all with new safety protocols likely including wearing a mask, a new study from Duke University explores which masks are more ...

A new study is showing how mask mandates affect COVID-19 case numbers during the pandemic. Doctors from the University of Pennsylvania and Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania looked at case numbers in ...

In a head-to-head comparison of masks worn by people with active COVID-19, the inexpensive “duckbill” N95 came out on top, stopping 98% of COVID-19 particles in the breath of infected people from ...

A recent editorial published in the Annals of Internal Medicine Journal discussed the efficacy of masks in preventing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Study: Getting to the Truth About the ...

Experts are urging guideline changes on what health professionals should wear to protect against flu-like illnesses including Covid ...

This past winter’s “tripledemic” – the convergence of flu, Covid-19, and RSV – is a case study on how community failure to adopt proven hygiene interventions is holding us back. The fact that hospital ...

(CNN) - Masks seem to be the most effective way to reduce person-to-person spread of COVID-19, according to new studies. looked at infection rates in Italy and New York before and after face masks ...

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