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 ...

A new meta-analysis finds that wearing masks during the COVID-19 pandemic—even N95 masks—may not have afforded individuals any more protection against the virus. Researchers from various prestigious ...

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 ...

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 ...

For a printable version of this article, CLICK HERE. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has caused well-publicized shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) for medical workers. Eye protection, ...

It’s a seemingly simple question that has divided experts and nations since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak: Should members of the public who aren’t sick use face masks to limit the spread of ...

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, called the new data “really quite good.” “Please, for your own safety, for that of your family, get your ...

In a post-COVID-19 world, people who perceive themselves as less attractive than others are more likely to keep wearing masks when they're highly motivated to make a good impression. That's according ...

The mask debate has taken an entirely new form in 2024. Politicians in California, New York and North Carolina, who once championed masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19, are now looking to ban them ...