As COVID cases surge in North Carolina, a Charlotte group is distributing free N95 masks for those who want to protect themselves against the virus. CLT Mask Bloc, a nonprofit organization dedicated ...

NHS leaders are encouraging people with flu symptoms to mask up in public. Does the science support this advice?

Experts aren't quite sure what's in store for us this cold, flu and COVID season. But with a new flu variant beginning to spread in the U.S. and low COVID vaccination rates, this may be a more severe ...

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 ...

Whereas medical masks are typically tied loosely around the face (hence air can bypass the filter), respirators fit snugly ...

With California facing its worst summertime spike in COVID-19 illness in two years, is it time to for people to beef up precautions? As the pandemic fades, many people have abandoned the basic tools ...