What a controversial face mask study says about science in the Covid-19 era. A Nobel Prize winner coauthored a study in a major journal. More than 40 researchers want it retracted.

The CDC nevertheless claims the study shows that "consistently wearing a comfortable, well-fitting face mask or respirator in indoor public settings protects against acquisition of SARS-CoV-2 ...

Cloth face masks are useful in protecting against the novel coronavirus — but only if you wash them after every use, according to a new study that found that reusing these face coverings over ...

However, giving people masks does not necessarily mean that people will wear masks. "The study was misinterpreted and, when you give it a very quick glance, you see how that would happen," Dr ...

These masks have been popularized in South Korea, where the study was conducted, whereas KN95s are more popular in the US. However, their differences are miniscule.

In a post-COVID-19 world, people who perceive themselves as less attractive than others are more likely to keep wearing masks when they’re highly motivated to make a good impression.

Attractive people are less likely to keep wearing face masks in the post-Covid era, a study suggests. Researchers conducted three questionnaires asking people about self-perceived attractiveness ...

The study, published in the journal the Annals of Internal Medicine, also found that there wasn’t a significant difference in protection between surgical masks and N95 respirators in a health… ...

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 ...

A recently released study has been circulating online, which some are using to claim as proof masks are harmful to humans. What do the experts say?

A modified surgical face mask containing a specialized breath sensor can accurately detect when someone has kidney disease, according to a new research published Wednesday in the journal ACS Sensors.