Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...

"These fundamental public health measures are going to remain important." New research published in Lancet supports what public health officials have been advising since the pandemic began: To reduce ...

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Regular medical masks might provide protection similar to that of N95 respirators in preventing ...

Face masks are one of the most crucial measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, but confusion and misinformation still surround their use. In this new phase of the pandemic, in which about 70 ...

Though statewide coronavirus mask mandates have expired, many people have opted to continue wearing them to keep germs and other airborne viruses at bay. And with face masks now a common wardrobe ...

From today, Friday, 24 July, covering your face while shopping is become mandatory in England. It already was in Scotland, where rules came in on 10 July, while in Wales and Northern Ireland, ...