Patients, visitors must wear masks at all times at Brown Health hospitals

Masks will be provided to visitors when they arrive at any of Brown's health care facilities, which include Rhode Island ...

Face masks ‘inadequate’ and should be swapped for respirators, WHO is advised

Experts are urging guideline changes on what health professionals should wear to protect against flu-like illnesses including Covid ...

Brown University Health requires masks at all times for hospital patients, visitors, staff

All patients, visitors, and staff at Brown University Health hospitals are required to wear masks amid an uptick in ...

NHS Glasgow updates face mask guidance in hospitals in time for New Year

The update reflects current epidemiological information reviewed by the health service that has determined a lower risk of ...
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Wearing surgical face masks in public spaces reduces the risk of self-reported respiratory symptoms

In a recent study published in BMJ, a team of Norwegian researchers conducted a pragmatic randomized trial to examine whether wearing surgical face masks while in public spaces resulted in a lower ...
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Trial shows moderate reduction in respiratory symptoms with surgical face masks

Wearing a surgical face mask in public spaces reduces the risk of self-reported respiratory symptoms, finds a trial of adults in Norway published by The BMJ today. The effect was moderate - a 3.2% ...