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 ...

World Health Network experts urge WHO to make N95, KN95, or FFP2 respirators the standard for protection for healthcare ...

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 ...

Three years after a global pandemic prompted public health officials to recommend widespread mask-wearing, social media users warned that people who wore masks unknowingly subjected themselves to ...

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 ...

With a record number of flu patients in hospital, Britons are weighing up the merits of face coverings The number of patients in hospital with flu in England has reached a record high for this time of ...