Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I never expected to know so much about face masks, let alone have them become a part of my normal attire. But these are truly ...

Wearing a face covering correctly and consistently remains one of the most effective ways to prevent contracting and spreading COVID-19. Given the most recent surge in Omicron variant infections in ...

Fakes and little-known brands still abound, even as health officials have advised us to up our mask game. Here’s what to do. By Brian X. Chen A year into the coronavirus pandemic, buying a heavy-duty ...

What if you could be someone else for a day or two? A Japanese retailer named Shuhei Okawara has an answer for that question at his shop. According to Reuters, Okawara has been preoccupied with ...

Would you be OK with strangers wearing your face in public? Japanese company Kamenya Omoto is hoping you'll say yes. The specialty-mask store is paying Tokyo residents $380 (about £286, AU$514) to ...

A year into the coronavirus epidemic, a Japanese retailer has come up with a new take on the theme of facial camouflage - a hyper-realistic mask that models a stranger's features.

Cosplay is truly easier to participate than ever before. And now there’s the ultimate easy way out: hyper-realistic masks of movie characters. As Adam Savage found out, just add an appropriate t-shirt ...

A year into the coronavirus pandemic, buying a heavy-duty medical mask online remains downright maddening. The most coveted mask to keep safe against COVID-19 has been the N95, the gold standard for ...

Is there a way to tell if your COVID-19 face mask is fake or counterfeit? A Houston doctor shared simple ways to tell if your mask is legit and shot down other tests that have been circulating on the ...