Global health experts have called on the WHO to update guidelines and recommend respirator-grade masks for routine use in ...

If you are looking for added protection for keeping healthy when you travel, these are the best face masks to buy for travel, especially on airplanes.

Face masks can help to reduce transmission of respiratory viruses such as influenza, according to experts and medical evidence, but their effectiveness depends on the type of mask used. Social media ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — As transmission rates of influenza and other respiratory viruses increase, Brown University Health is instituting a mask requirement at its hospitals. Starting Thursday, Dec.

Due to rising cases of the flu and respiratory viruses in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, Brown University Health will begin requiring patients, visitors and staff to wear level-two surgical masks ...

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Paul Hunter consults for the World Health Organization. He receives funding from National Institute for Health Research and has received funding from the World Health Organization and the European ...

A county in California wine country is beefing up its vaccine recommendations and instituting a mask mandate, citing "greater risk" of contracting COVID-19 amid the start of the annual flu season. The ...

Masks saved an untold number of lives during the COVID-19 pandemic, but now, the resulting plastic pollution from those masks is concerning scientists. A new study found that disposable face masks, or ...

The global use of face masks surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, but many have since been discarded as waste, contributing to land and water pollution. As these masks break down, they can release ...

Within the prior 24 months, I have had a financial relationship with a company producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients: Receive the the ...