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 ...
"These fundamental public health measures are going to remain important." New research published in Lancet supports what public health officials have been advising since the pandemic began: To reduce ...
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 ...
Face masks are one of the most crucial measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, but confusion and misinformation still surround their use. In this new phase of the pandemic, in which about 70 ...
In a recent study published in eBioMedicine, researchers examined the efficiency of surgical masks, fabric masks, N95 respirators, and KN95 respirators in lowering the severe acute respiratory ...
Though statewide coronavirus mask mandates have expired, many people have opted to continue wearing them to keep germs and other airborne viruses at bay. And with face masks now a common wardrobe ...