A large, randomized study from Stanford (Calif.) Medicine and New Haven, Conn.-based Yale offers the strongest evidence yet that wearing surgical masks can reduce community spread of COVID-19. The ...

Starting Thursday, Dec. 18, Level 2 surgical masks must be worn by patients, staff and visitors during direct interactions.

As cases of respiratory viruses rise in Rhode Island, the state’s largest health system is requiring masks at its hospitals ...

Share on Pinterest A new observational study shows that hospital mask mandates may not have done much to slow the spread of COVID-19 during the Omicron period. Morsa Images/Getty Images Data collected ...

Domestic suppliers of N95 and surgical masks are crumbling as hospitals return to buying cheaper products abroad, The Wall Street Journal reported Feb. 4. About 70% of the startup mask companies ...

This draft recommendation does not specify what kind of mask to wear — either looser-fitting surgical masks or more fitted and tightly woven N95 respirators. The decision frustrated some advocates for ...

They’re everywhere — and they’re nowhere. Masks are stuffed into purses and coat pockets, glove boxes and book bags. They occasionally litter a parking lot or sidewalk and pop up unexpectedly amid a ...

One woman spent 12 hours sewing masks for hospital workers. A California woman spent 12 hours straight sewing masks for those on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic -- and she's not stopping ...

Another New Jersey hospital is requiring masks as COVID-19 cases continue to rise. Shore Medical Center in Somers Point announced last week that patients, visitors and hospital staff are required to ...

A man receives a COVID-19 test in the eastern suburbs of Sydney in September 2022. [AP Photo/Mark Baker] An administration worker at a large New South Wales (NSW) regional public hospital has ...