Most people were introduced to the idea of wearing face masks when the pandemic started, but doctors and medical professionals have been doing this for their entire professional lives. And ...

Approximately one in five people globally are in quarantine. It’s necessary if we want to avoid overwhelming our hospitals and medical staff during the coronavirus pandemic. In the U.S., however ...

Ultimately, “the best mask is the one you’re going to wear,” says Dr. Sharon Nachman ... be in the air around them. Medical-grade (often called surgical masks) and nonmedical-grade are ...

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Ultimately, “the best mask is the one you’re going to wear,” says Dr. Sharon Nachman ... be in the air around them.

But they remain in many medical ... like in a close doctor and patient interaction, according to the study, which reviewed the latest science on the protective quality of masks.

It would take decades for doctors to get with the program and start wearing face masks. In a 1905 article for the Journal of the American Medical Association, physician Alice Hamilton documents ...

“I do think that part of this is around education,” said Dr. Sri Chalikonda, chief medical operations officer for Allegheny Health Network, which is using the masks at multiple hospitals near ...

Dr. Nikicicz said, he was told that his job was at risk because policy at the hospital where he works, University Medical Center in El Paso, prohibited the use of protective masks in the hallways.

Medical misinformation swirled across social ... A few disputed the effectiveness of wearing masks, which aren't perfect but are far better at preventing infections than wearing nothing ...

If a medical exemption is justified for those ... "We are doing all we can to promote vaccines and masks," said Dr. Kristen Stuppy at Pediatric Partners in Overland Park, who posts frequently ...