Half a year into the coronavirus pandemic, it looks like mask-wearing isn’t stopping any time soon. While masks may not be the accessory of the year we all wanted, they present an opportunity to make ...

Mask-sewing groups have popped up all over Facebook, with members sharing patterns for masks, making people aware of where their sewn masks can be donated and offering encouragement as these people ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This fall, a face mask is going to be your most important accessory. Seriously, the CDC recommends that Americans wear a cloth ...

In desperate times, wearing a cloth mask is better than having no mask on at all ⁠— true or false? Well, yes and no. Dr Chen Xiaoting, a Taiwanese anaesthesiologist, is one proponent of using cloth ...

Cloth face coverings may help curb COVID-19 transmission because presymptomatic and asymptomatic people can transmit SARS-CoV-2. Wearing a mask helps contain respiratory droplets from talking, ...

Don’t go out without a mask, we’re urged. Our reporter tried making a few designs, and learned that how you treat your mask is important as well. WHYY reporter Sabrina Emms, wearing a mask made from a ...

Guidance on whether to wear a face mask varies locally. But the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that all Americans, healthy and sick, wear basic cloth masks in public — a ...

Scientists are testing everyday items to find the best protection from coronavirus. Pillow cases, flannel pajamas and origami vacuum bags are all candidates. By Tara Parker-Pope Federal health ...