Due to high community transmission rates of respiratory viruses, effective Wednesday, Jan. 22, Brown University Health announced it will reinstate masking requirements to protect patients, staff and ...

Face masks, from medical-grade face coverings to hand-sewn fabric creations, were part of everyday life during the pandemic.

A latest study published in Engineering has brought exciting news! Scientists have developed an innovative approach to transform discarded face masks, which have become a significant waste issue ...

Visitors at many of RI's major hospitals will be asked to mask up as cases of RSV, flu and COVID activity increases.

President Biden's extraordinary use of presidential powers to guard against potential 'revenge' by the incoming Trump ...

Experts call the health implications “dire” with some fearing Kennedy could set off a fresh round in the school culture wars ...

Staff at Yale New Haven Hospital will be required to wear masks while interacting with patients starting on Wednesday, ...

Just under half of students of in-state public universities are graduating with debt, down from 59% a decade ago, College ...

Jackson changed the letters on the marquee to spell out: “Forever neighbours, never neighbors.” The message — highlighting ...

“When it comes to wildfires, the story is completely different,” Vance said, comparing the use of cloth masks for protection against wildfires to protection from COVID-19. Wildfire smoke ...

As we saw with COVID-19, the masks most effective in protecting against smoke inhalation are N95 respirator masks and KN95 masks. However, Lang emphasizes that even a fabric mask or bandana is ...

Although many people recover quickly from COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2, others may experience symptoms for months. Researchers are still determining the cause of ...