As of September 7, New York state has lifted face mask requirements for public transit such as subways. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) This past Wednesday, Governor Kathy Hochul ...

This week marks five years since March 13, 2020, the day President Donald Trump declared a national state of emergency over the novel coronavirus outbreak. The White House issued the President's ...

Early in the Covid-19 pandemic, before we had vaccines and effective medical procedures, the only ways to prevent transmission of the virus were behavioral measures like face masks and social ...

Masks work. Especially respirator-style N95 masks. Amid an ongoing pandemic and outbreaks of influenza and RSV caused by airborne viruses, arguing over the virus-blocking power of masks remains one of ...

In relation to the research reported here, there was no direct funding. Trish Greenhalgh has received funding for related work from Wellcome Trust and National Institute for Health and Care Research.