Though statewide coronavirus mask mandates have expired, many people have opted to continue wearing them to keep germs and other airborne viruses at bay. And with face masks now a common wardrobe ...

The Canadian government and World Health Organization funded a rigorous international peer-reviewed study a year ago that found no statistically significant difference between N95s and surgical masks.

In the last few years, masks have become an integral part of life. However, confusion regarding what type of mask actually prevents airborne infections has persisted. Although medical masks and ...

Let’s talk about why you should be wearing N95 masks instead of cloth or surgical masks if you want to protect yourself from harmful particulates released by the Southern California wildfires. Tom ...

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has changed its mask guidelines to recommend that people "wear the most protective mask you can that fits well and that you will wear consistently." ...

With the spread of the new COVID-19 variant on the rise and flu season just around the corner, some are considering whether masking may be a safe option for the Fall and Winter. If you want to get ...

While COVID-19 hospitalizations have plateaued and masking mandates are not currently in effect, the spread of a new Pirola variant is bringing up concerns about whether masking may be a safe option ...

There's one mask guideline that hasn't changed throughout the pandemic -- you definitely should be wearing one. But what happens when you're not sure if your mask is real? Between the time the ...

WASHINGTON, DC - Nearly a year ago, the respected research collaborative Cochrane drastically reinterpreted its own "systematic review" of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on masking in response to ...