As the pandemic continues to evolve and new COVID-19 variants surface—the latest being Omicron—protection remains top of mind. And while many of us have acquired a pile of reusable cloth masks over ...

Wearing a face mask when you’re in a public setting is one of the best ways to avoid getting and spreading illnesses like Covid-19, the flu, RSV and the common cold, says Dr. Carl Fichtenbaum, a ...

Stocking up on face masks isn’t going away anytime soon, with the latest COVID numbers showing the highly contagious Omicron variant continues to surge across the U.S. “COVID-19 cases are continuing ...

In light of the Omicron variant and at the urging of public-health experts, the CDC has updated its mask guidelines. The agency’s new standards stress that fabric masks are the least protective ...

At this point, it’s fairly easy to guess when COVID infections are on the rise without consulting the news or wastewater surveillance stats. So after noticing an uptick in subway riders wearing ...

Early on in the pandemic, a relative sent me a box of disposable masks and said they were medical grade because they were marked “Made in Taiwan.” At the time, Taiwan was known for its reliable PPE, ...