Masks provide protection from COVID-19, says a new study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association. “Masking in the community to reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that ...

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

A World Health Organization funded study published this week in the Lancet found that masks, physical distancing and eye protection offer substantial reduction in the spread of COVID-19. The study ...

A University of Edinburgh study released in 2020 showed how face masks could reduce the distance breath travels by more than ...

SEATTLE -- If 95% of Americans wore masks in public, more than 100,000 lives could be saved from COVID-19 through February, a new modeling study suggests. The study -- from the COVID-19 forecasting ...

A new study is showing how mask mandates affect COVID-19 case numbers during the pandemic. Doctors from the University of Pennsylvania and Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania looked at case numbers in ...

Patients and visitors required to wear masks when at Mayo Clinic Health System facilities As the COVID-19 pandemic evolves, Mayo Clinic Health System continues to assess and adjust practices to best ...

New research shows that while many cloth and medical masks fall short against tiny airborne particles, simple hacks like overmasking or using braces can dramatically improve your protection, yet only ...

In a previously published study, Mayo Clinic showed the use of bamlanivimab on its own reduced hospitalizations in high-risk patients by 40 to 60%, with 2,335 patients receiving the infusions and ...

A study involving more than 340,000 people in Bangladesh offers some of the strongest real-world evidence yet that mask use can help communities slow the spread of Covid-19. The research, conducted ...

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