This upcoming winter season, the stage is set for seasonal sickness and COVID-19 infection rates to surge aggressively, in what's being called a "tripledemic" — and healthcare experts are urging ...

A new meta-analysis finds that wearing masks during the COVID-19 pandemic—even N95 masks—may not have afforded individuals any more protection against the virus. Researchers from various prestigious ...

NBC Select independently determines what we cover and recommend. When you click on or buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more. Fewer people wear face masks than during the Covid-19 ...

As the Air Quality Index (AQI) levels continue to plummet across Delhi-NCR after Diwali, experts have expressed worry for the health of the general population – especially children, the elderly, and ...

New research shows that while many cloth and medical masks fall short against tiny airborne particles, simple hacks like overmasking or using braces can dramatically improve your protection, yet only ...

Face masks can help to reduce transmission of respiratory viruses such as influenza, according to experts and medical ...

In a new study, Chinese researchers conclude that wearing an N95 mask for a prolonged period could affect physiologic and biochemical parameters. The authors report that the effect was primarily ...

A new study suggests that face masks have a negligible negative effect on the levels of carbon dioxide and oxygen that a person breathes. All data and statistics are based on publicly available data ...

Accountability and privacy are on a collision course that raises the stakes for the role of face-covering in modern life. By Vanessa Friedman Lately it seems almost impossible to look at a news feed ...