While you may associate getting sick with colder weather, research shows that COVID tends to spike in the winter and summer. Right now, COVID cases are rising in many parts of the country, including a ...

As COVID cases surge in North Carolina, a Charlotte group is distributing free N95 masks for those who want to protect themselves against the virus. CLT Mask Bloc, a nonprofit organization dedicated ...

In a head-to-head comparison of masks worn by people with active COVID-19, the inexpensive "duckbill" N95 came out on top, stopping 98% of COVID-19 particles in the breath of infected people from ...

N95 respirator masks provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services sits at a grocery store in Jackson, Miss., on Feb. 2, 2022. (Rogelio V. Solis/AP) You’re reading The Checkup With Dr.

NEW YORK -- You better start stocking up on your surgical or N95 or KN95 masks. Studies are emerging that cloth masks are not as effective in preventing the spread of COVID. A study released in ...

Has your COVID-era mask been a constant companion or is it collecting dust? Americans' relationship with masking has been fraught (and politicized) since the beginning of the pandemic, a time when ...

On the SOAR fear of flying Zoom session last Wednesday, we discussed the risk of flying during this pandemic. Which airlines leave the middle seat open? What about a specialty airline that allows only ...

With U.S. Covid-19 cases at very high levels and new vaccines still several weeks away, we asked experts for their advice on when and where to wear a mask. By Ceylan Yeğinsu and Dani Blum It is the ...

In a head-to-head comparison of masks worn by people with active COVID-19, the inexpensive 'duckbill' N95 came out on top, stopping 98% of COVID-19 particles in the breath of infected people from ...