A new rapid expert consultation from a standing committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine responds to questions from the White House Office of Science and Technology ...

In makeshift home laboratories, a team of scientists discovered that cotton flannel is the optimal fabric, and their latest study says that the moisture from our breath makes the mask more effective.

Though N95 and surgical face masks are the best options when it comes to reducing the spread of droplets, homemade face masks are also effective...assuming they're made correctly, according to ...

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 ...

Only a vaccine will truly bring our lives back to some semblance of normalcy, Leu says, but improved, reusable masks could be a near-term game-changer for anyone working with the public during the ...

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As the coronavirus pandemic continues to intensify in the United States, the federal government is now asking everyone to wear a face covering in public. Although the Centers for Disease Control and ...

As the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) rages worldwide, governments and health agencies are urging the use of facemasks to mitigate the spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ...