Amid a shortage of medical-grade masks, federal guidelines now recommend everyone wear face coverings out in public. Here's ...

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Regular medical masks might provide protection similar to that of N95 respirators in preventing ...

P95 and N95 are rating classifiers for masks manufactured to keep people from inhaling dust and other small particles in ...

Every respirator mask that's available right now should be going to a healthcare worker on the front lines, caring for coronavirus-infected patients. They should not be sold in stores to consumers, ...

A research team from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and the University of Grenoble Alpes—Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) has shown that from the age of two, children ...

Patients are still more likely to trust doctors and consider them more professional when they wear white coats, although women doctors in this attire are often misidentified as nurses or medical ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- The case is growing stronger that Americans should wear face covers when they venture outdoors. On Thursday, Bay Area public health officials recommended the use of cloth ...

North Carolina Republicans unveiled a new law dealing with masks. There is once again an exception for people worried about spreading a contagious disease, but some health care advocates are concerned ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Masks are now required at all CharterCARE health centers. The hospital group says the new mandate is due to “rising community respiratory virus rates and an increase in ...