When shopping for a new mask, sometimes it seems like there are more possible options out there than there are masks you can buy. Do you buy a medical mask or a cloth mask? Do you want one with a filter or without? Do you get elastic earrings, straps for the back of...

Wearing a mask to slow the spread of the pandemic is highly effective in many nations, though the United States is having trouble with both compliance and management of the disease. Masks can be difficult; they're uncomfortable, they're irritating, and they're...

We're quickly nearing the one year anniversary of the COVID-19 disease pandemic. By some metrics, we've already passed it, with new evidence that suggests people in the United States were getting infected by the virus as early as December of 2019. The pandemic is...

Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the world is facing a new challenge: the disposal of masks. Millions of people are using cloth masks, but millions more are using disposable paper masks and paper-plastic N95s. Most of these masks are not meant to be reused or...

Using a face mask has become commonplace throughout much of the world, aimed at halting the spread of the Coronavirus. Even once the pandemic has passed, mask-wearing will likely continue to become much more commonplace, as it has in Asian societies before us. Using...