As COVID-19 cases rise again in the United States with the emergence of the omicron variant, people are focusing on things they can do to best protect themselves against COVID-19. Public health ...

We thought we were almost done with masks. Then omicron hit, reminding us that even with vaccines, COVID is likely to stick around as an endemic, resurfacing with new variants. And so cyclical masking ...

Do masks work? And if so, should you reach for an N95, a surgical mask, a cloth mask or a gaiter? Over the past year and a half, researchers have produced a lot of laboratory, model-based and ...

You match your shoes to your clothes, so why wouldn't you match your mask to your outfit? While it's been possible to do head-to-toe coordinating for awhile with surgical masks, it's been a serious ...

Wearing a mask is one way to reduce the spread of COVID-19. There are many types, including surgical masks, cloth masks, and respirators. SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, usually transmits ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. While mask mandates are starting to relax in some states, ...

With new and more transmissible Covid-19 variants doing the rounds, Germany has made it mandatory to wear medical-grade masks in public settings, which tells us a lot about how effective cloth masks ...

The omicron variant of COVID-19 has health authorities encouraging folks to upgrade from cloth masks to N95s, KN95s or at the very least, surgical masks. Dr. Elizabeth Matsui, an allergist, ...

Heavy duty N95 and KN95 masks are best at warding of COVID-19, while commonly worn surgical and cloth face coverings filter only about 10 percent of exhaled aerosols, according to a new study. “The ...