The beaked mask wasn’t just for show—it was packed with herbs to ward off “bad air.” Underneath it? One of the most haunting ...

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 ...

Of course, any mask is better than no mask, but since this article was last updated in February 2021, we’ve talked to doctors, scientists, and public-health experts to help you find the best and ...

Their head gear was particularly unusual: Plague doctors wore spectacles, de Lorme continued, and a mask with a nose “half a foot long, shaped like a beak, filled with perfume with only two ...

The doctor scoffed at the idea of putting on masks, she said, then he went on with the exam. “I just wasn’t prepared for that situation, and I just let it happen,” Fiorino said.

A doctor in England wanted to prove that face masks won’t impair your oxygen levels. So he ran for 22 miles while wearing one. Throughout his running journey, Tom Lawton used a pulse oximeter to ...

A Florida hospital has removed a doctor from patient care after reports he offered opt-out letters for $50 to parents who wanted to avoid their children’s school mask mandates. Brian Warden ...

A handful of people who don't wear masks have even gone so far as to claim they can't wear them for medical reasons and have doctor's notes to prove it. However, not all doctors are willing to be ...