The recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendation to use cloth face coverings to help slow the spread of COVID-19 has generated numerous how-to articles and videos. As academics who ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — If you're going to wear a mask, you want to make sure it really protects you. Health experts say one of these masks is far better at protecting you than the other. To show you why ...

A face-mask experiment from researchers in Australia found that homemade masks should have at least two layers, and ideally three, to be effective at preventing coronavirus spread. The researchers ...

An Indian American-led research team at U.C. San Diego reports that if you are going to buy a face mask to protect yourself and others from COVID-19, make sure it’s a three-layered mask. The Abhishek ...

The coronavirus continues to spread with more than 25 million cases nationwide since the pandemic began. And as new, more contagious variants of the virus emerge, many wonder how to keep themselves ...

A year into the COVID-19 pandemic, science has learned quite a lot about the novel coronavirus -- including how to stop its spread. You know the drill: social distancing, frequent hand-washing and, ...

Layering your face is in — but not as a fashion statement. It may just save a life. Public health officials are suggesting double masking as a way to increase the level of protection from the ...

With the delta variant surging and health officials urging indoor mask use — and requiring masks indoors for many Bay Area locations — you've likely pulled out ...

Double-masking could provide more protection for others as well as you. Here White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki is seen with two face masks. (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) Wearing two ...