DEAR DR. ROACH: Recently, I underwent breast cancer surgery at my local hospital. Imagine my surprise when I found several staff members who weren’t wearing masks in the operating room. Later I ...

California lawmakers passed a measure that would ban most law enforcement officers from covering their faces while on the job in response to recent immigration raids in the Los Angeles area where some ...

How masking is a source of both power and protection. By Vanessa Friedman Six years ago, the face mask was a totem of mystery, reserved for hospitals, costumes and superheroes. Then Covid made medical ...

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California lawmakers are looking to stop local police officers and federal agents from wearing face masks or coverings while carrying out operations in the state. A move a leading Republican told ...

As Republicans have pushed for mask bans to crack down on shadowy protesters and criminals, a pair of Democratic lawmakers in California want to prohibit law enforcement officers from wearing face ...

In February, state representative Hoan Huynh introduced a bill that would protect the right to wear a medical mask in public. It seems like a slam dunk piece of legislation, so why has it stalled in ...

April Wilkerson sews a face mask at home for a great cause, making a helpful and thoughtful DIY project. Clarence Thomas takes aim at Supreme Court doctrine issued decades ago Volcano erupts for first ...

New research shows that while many cloth and medical masks fall short against tiny airborne particles, simple hacks like overmasking or using braces can dramatically improve your protection, yet only ...

The West Texas measles outbreak has topped 200 cases, and people across the state are looking into preventive measures to keep themselves and their loved ones safe. While medical workers wear N-95 ...

This week, lawmakers in Albany introduced a new version of legislation meant to restore a ban on masks at some public places that existed before the pandemic. An earlier version of the bill, ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Masks are now required at all CharterCARE health centers. The hospital group says the new mandate is due to “rising community respiratory virus rates and an increase in ...