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The CDC is expected to recommend that all Americans wear masks in public. Here’s how to make the most effective mask possible, using stuff you have lying around the house. My husband has been making ...

Sharman Dorsey, Teresa Jenkins, and Petrina Cude of Sharman's Sewing Center pose for a photo with protective masks they made based off a design developed with a local doctor on Tuesday March 24, 2020.

Up to this point in the coronavirus pandemic, public health officials in the United States have advised healthy civilians against wearing face masks, despite a growing grass-roots masks-for-all ...

For Richard Gordon, origami is like a piece of music. While an individual fold may not be particularly impressive, many together can make the paper sing. A floppy sheet can transform into a flapping ...

Hospitals and first responders are facing a shortage of personal protective equipment, so some of the most recognizable names in fashion are stepping up to help. Hanes Brands, which is known for ...