Amid a shortage of medical-grade masks, federal guidelines now recommend everyone wear face coverings out in public. Here's ...

P95 and N95 are rating classifiers for masks manufactured to keep people from inhaling dust and other small particles in ...

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Regular medical masks might provide protection similar to that of N95 respirators in preventing ...

A randomized trial indicating that surgical masks are not inferior to N95 masks in protecting healthcare workers against COVID-19 has sparked international criticism. The study’s senior author is John ...

In a recent article published in ACP Journals, researchers determined whether medical (surgical) masks were non-inferior to N95 respirators in preventing a severe acute respiratory syndrome ...

Patients are still more likely to trust doctors and consider them more professional when they wear white coats, although women doctors in this attire are often misidentified as nurses or medical ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- The case is growing stronger that Americans should wear face covers when they venture outdoors. On Thursday, Bay Area public health officials recommended the use of cloth ...

North Carolina Republicans unveiled a new law dealing with masks. There is once again an exception for people worried about spreading a contagious disease, but some health care advocates are concerned ...