ROCKFORD (WREX) — The type of protective face mask you wear can make a difference when you're out and about. The effectiveness of different types of masks are becoming a crucial question as COVID-19 ...

What is already known about this topic? Face masks or respirators (N95/KN95s) effectively filter virus-sized particles in laboratory settings. The real-world effectiveness of face coverings to prevent ...

Considering COVID-19 hasn't gone away, and we want to be as prepared as possible for the next potential pandemic, a new study into the most effective type of face mask offers some important insights: ...

In 2019, a novel virus emerged from Wuhan in China. Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) rapidly spread across the globe in a pandemic that the world has yet to recover. Emergency control measures, including ...

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...

When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention first recommended that everyone wear a cloth mask in public in April 2020, there weren’t enough highly protective N95 respirators to go around. For ...