Guidance on whether to wear a face mask varies locally. But the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that all Americans, healthy and sick, wear basic cloth masks in public — a ...

Hospitals are asking for donations of N-95 respirators (the CDC-recommended masks for healthcare professionals working with infectious patients). But these efforts aren't enough to keep up with the ...

The PPE supply has become such a crisis that hospital workers are turning to social media to ask for hand-sewn surgical masks. Facebook groups, YouTube channels, and Instagram accounts are popping up ...

Purell and toilet paper aren't the only items flying off store shelves as coronavirus spreads. Masks have also become a hot commodity, so much so that hospitals across the country have begun sending ...

Face masks — for covering your face, not the skin-care type — are in high demand, and fortunately for everyone, they’re also easily made at home. The CDC is now recommending that everyone, not just ...

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Christina Butan is a Senior Editor at InStyle where she edits and writes newsy shopping stories that cover everything from celebrity style to beauty trends to editor's picks. Wearing a face mask has ...

As cases of novel coronavirus continue to rise across the U.S., public health are finally beginning to urge people to wear fabric face masks in public when leaving the house for essential activities.

Face mask style is a thing, and one Reykjavík designer has seriously upped the ante. The artist Ýrúrarí is a textile designer who works mostly with knitting. She says that "adding knitted 3D elements ...

Halloween-theme face masks can reduce the spread of the coronavirus if they are made of two or more layers of washable, breathable fabric, fit snugly against the side of your face without gaps, and ...