Does wearing a mask protect you from cold and flu? Doctor Zoe Williams explained the benefits of wearing a mask as the health sector braces for a “tidal wave” of illness this winter. Appearing on This ...

Does wearing two masks provide more protection? It depends, but it’s possible that doubling up could help in some situations. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends wearing a ...

"These fundamental public health measures are going to remain important." New research published in Lancet supports what public health officials have been advising since the pandemic began: To reduce ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday that consistently wearing a mask, especially an N95 and KN95 respirator mask, while inside public places provide the best protection ...

The American population is looking more like Asians, with voluntary face masking as people go about their daily routines. Rates of COVID-19 are manageable, normal life has resumed and mandates are ...

As England faces a surge of a mutant flu strain, experts are urging the public to consider wearing masks, particularly in crowded or poorly ventilated spaces, to help limit the spread of infection.

Bills introduced in Congress since 2018 banning protesters from wearing masks have stalled or failed. Many states have decades-old mask bans designed to thwart the Ku Klux Klan. California law makes ...