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 ...

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 ...
The BMJ

WHO urged to make respirator masks the standard for workers in “all healthcare settings”

Doctors, scientists, and public health experts have urged the World Health Organization (WHO) to recommend that healthcare ...

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 ...
News Medical

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 ...
LAist

Should We All Be Wearing Masks In Public? Health Experts Revisit The Question

A few months ago, it may have seemed silly to wear a face mask during a trip to the grocery store. And in fact, the mainline public health message in the U.S. from the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Brits urged to 'mask up' as 'super flu' cases explode across the UK

As England faces a surge of a mutant flu strain, experts are urging the public to consider wearing masks, particularly in ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

On wearing surgical masks:

CLAIM: Surgical masks protect against the new coronavirus. FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020 file photo, Members of the Ludogorets Bulgarian soccer team wearing protective face masks board a bus ...