Double masking can improve your protection against the coronavirus. Layering a cloth mask over a surgical mask can improve the fit while maintaining good filtration. However, wearing a surgical mask ...

Masking is one of the best ways we can protect ourselves and others against respiratory viruses, including COVID-19. Research has discovered that not all masks are created equal. Jeremy Biggs, MD, ...

As health officials scramble to minimize spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant, many experts have recommended that people switch from cloth or surgical masks to more-protective N95 and KN95 ...

Transmission of the virus can be dramatically reduced by well-fitted masks or double-masking, according to new research by the C.D.C. By Roni Caryn Rabin and Sheryl Gay Stolberg Wearing a mask — any ...