How to tell if your non–medical grade "fashion mask" is really working As facemasks become fashion accessories, scientists say there are ways to tell if yours is truly effective ...

Germany’s strict requirements are provoking discussions of enacting similar measures throughout Europe.

DENVER (CBS4) -- Ford motor Company is teaming up with its local dealerships to distribute over 20 million medical-grade face masks on Tuesday. Over 95,000 will be donated right here in Colorado.

Medical-grade masks include disposable surgical face masks and N95 respirators. Surgical face masks are used to block large particles and respiratory droplets (which are sent into the air when ...

Some colleges say cloth masks will no longer meet their masking requirements, and they are requiring medical-grade masks instead.

Confronting new, more transmissible variants of the coronavirus and a winter spike in infections, a number of European countries are beginning to make medical-grade face masks mandatory in the ...

Conemaugh Health System is asking the public to start wearing medical-grade face masks instead of cloth ones at all of its outpatient and inpatient facilities. The new mask protocol applies to all ...

Effective Monday, patients and visitors ages 2 and older are required to wear medical-grade face masks at all facilities.

The WHO recommends medical masks for healthcare workers and vulnerable citizens - but they're becoming mandatory in some countries.

In order to slow the spread of the coronavirus, the CDC now recommends wearing a face mask in public. Just as fashion brands are stepping up to help produce medical-grade masks and gowns for ...

UF Health is recommending that people wear N95 or KN95 masks in public settings rather than cloth or surgical masks, which don’t fit as closely to the face.

The spread of coronavirus variants in the United States has prompted some public health experts to recommend doubling up face coverings or donning medical-grade masks. Officials initially ...