ANN ARBOR -- Masks and hand hygiene could cut the spread of flu-like symptoms up to 75 percent, a University of Michigan study found. A new report shows the second-year results, from 2007-08) of the ...

A new COVID-19 mutation appears to be even more contagious, according to a study — and experts say it could be a response by the virus to defeat masks and other social-distancing efforts. Scientists ...

People who wear face masks to protect against disease typically don't neglect other steps that safeguard their health such as washing hands, according to a new study. Some experts had worried that ...

SAN JOSE (KPIX) -- Experts have called this year's flu season nearly "nonexistent" as Americans adhere to mask wearing, handwashing and social distancing amid the COVID-19 pandemic. "It's (the flu) ...

“We live with bacteria and viruses in the ambient air and environment all the time,” says Rashid Chotani, M.D., a resident epidemiologist with HealthCentral. “So the more you wear a mask that has not ...

Cloth face masks are useful in protecting against the novel coronavirus — but only if you wash them after every use, according to a new study that found that reusing these face coverings over and over ...