This week marks five years since March 13, 2020, the day President Donald Trump declared a national state of emergency over the novel coronavirus outbreak. The White House issued the President's ...

In relation to the research reported here, there was no direct funding. Trish Greenhalgh has received funding for related work from Wellcome Trust and National Institute for Health and Care Research.

There is a new COVID-19 variant in our midst, and it seems to be spreading across the globe at a rapid rate. But is it time once again to "mask up?" And did masks actually work the first time round?

People on public transport are wearing face coverings again, while hospitals are asking staff and patients to mask up. Not just a blast of nostalgia for 2020, it’s due to a strain of flu rampaging ...

To help your child understand how masks work, you may want to use the demonstration mentioned in a recent Washington Post article: Fill a bowl with water and sprinkle pepper on top.

Regardless of Americans’ preference for seeing each other’s faces and breathing in fresh air, many public health officials are still fond of masks mandates. Accordingly, almost five years after ...

With flu season arriving early and NHS leaders encouraging people with symptoms to wear masks in public, a question arises: do masks actually work against the flu? The short answer is that the ...

The best sheet masks — do they exist? It’s clear that we all love a self-care moment, and even clearer that the idea of “doing a face mask” at night is something we look forward to. Whether it’s a ...