A new study suggests that face masks have a negligible negative effect on the levels of carbon dioxide and oxygen that a person breathes. All data and statistics are based on publicly available data ...

Oct 5 (Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus ...

Wearing a mask is proven by evidence to reduce the risk of coronavirus, despite common myths and misinformation that it is unsafe or ineffective.

In a new study, Chinese researchers conclude that wearing an N95 mask for a prolonged period could affect physiologic and biochemical parameters. The authors report that the effect was primarily ...

Since May, highly contagious "FLiRT" coronavirus variants – a term for new mutations of Omicron – have been driving a rise in infections and emergency room trips. Virus levels at local wastewater ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — As the United States battles a unique surge in respiratory infections -- which many are referring to as a tripledemic-- some are quick to blame the many months wearing a mask ...