With medical grade masks still in short supply and badly needed at hospitals and other care centers, many Americans have turned to a variety of other options to help slow the spread of COVID-19, from ...

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DETROIT – Researchers are learning more about what makes a cloth mask more effective against the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). A new study in the medical journal, Thorax, indicates that layers are ...

When it comes to homemade face masks, two or three layers of fabric is best, researchers say. That's what you need to keep droplets from your nose and mouth from spreading the virus, the Australian ...

Five months after coronavirus took root in the U.S., face masks remain one of the most controversial and confusing parts of the pandemic. Changing public-health messaging hasn’t helped. In March, when ...

Manuel Urueta, a paper-mâché artist, and his wife, Celina Galicia, a photographer and filmmaker, form a dynamic artistic partnership. Their collective is called Xingaderas. Urueta and Galicia craft ...

More than 20 states now require people to wear face coverings in public. As more states make wearing face coverings in public mandatory, many wonder if masks with filters are more effective. "Any ...

Wearing a mask fitter could make face coverings up to 90 percent more effective at preventing the spread of COVID, according to research highlighted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...

Multiple layers and a snug fit are essential to making sure your mask is effective at protecting you and others. "This is not something to wait on, we should be getting higher quality masks, people ...