Many Halloween makeup ideas are already centered around wearing a mask — simply layer a reusable one under the existing part of your costume to protect yourself and others against the virus ...

Some scientists think face masks can reduce the severity of COVID-19 since the wearer would inhale a lower initial dose of the virus, thus giving the immune system a better chance of fighting the ...

Researchers at MIT have designed a heated face masks to fry virus particles on contact, but there's a catch: it's over 190 degrees Fahrenheit.

In contrast, masks can reduce transmission for all respiratory viruses, with no need to tailor the intervention to the specific virus that is circulating. Masks remain a low-cost, low-tech way to ...

With illnesses so widespread, here's what to know about wearing a mask amid this 2024 COVID-19 surge. Is there a COVID surge right now? We are currently experiencing a major COVID-19 surge in the ...

US hospital systems continue to be stretched thin by a “tripledemic” of flu, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and Welensky added that so far, 14 children have died from the flu ...