How can consumers know how much protection their face covering really offers? A new Duke University study attempts to answer that very question. The study conducted at Duke will help not only in the ...

Surgical masks can ward off COVID-19 just as well as N95s for healthcare workers exposed to patients infected with that virus, a study in the Annals of Internal Medicine suggests. To report that this ...

Schools are reopening, amusement parks are welcoming back visitors, and outdoor dining is the new way to eat out. But despite the signs that life is returning back to normal, the coronavirus pandemic ...

Starting March 14, the district will no longer require vaccinated staff members to get tested. Testing for unvaccinated staff will drop from twice a week to once a week. School District of ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Many businesses and schools are sticking with CDC guidance which says you should test for COVID if you have symptoms, stay home for a week if you test positive and then wear a ...

A three-layer homemade mask is the ideal coverings, according to researchers at University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia.

Also, addressing the challenge around the growing shortage of surgical masks in Europe, several countries including China are providing surgical masks and coronavirus testing kits to help the European ...

WASHINGTON — We’ve already been through two winters with COVID-19, but this year, we have three viruses on our minds: COVID-19, the flu, and RSV. The numbers are up, and Rochelle Walensky, director of ...

A medical assistant working at a drive-up coronavirus testing clinic in Puyallup, Wash., on Jan. 4. (Ted S. Warren/AP) You’re reading The Checkup With Dr. Wen, a newsletter on how to navigate covid-19 ...