“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 ...

Along with social distancing, wearing a face mask is one of the best tools we have for fighting COVID-19. Because of the low supply of medical-grade masks, many people have turned to cloth masks that ...

Many people have multiple masks that they swap out while venturing out of their homes, but regardless of the number, it's important to keep your masks clean and yourself safe. One way to do that is to ...

It’s clear that wearing face masks during the pandemic could save countless lives and that caring for reusable masks properly is essential. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends ...

But according to a new survey, 79% of Americans aren’t washing their face masks after each use, and about 1 in 10 admitted they don’t wash their reusable cloth masks at all. The results, from ...