As wildfire smoke from Canadian blazes continues to degrade air quality across large parts of the United States, health ...

Washington DC will be in Code Purple or Code Red air quality ratings for most of the day Friday. Does that mean you should wear a mask outside?

As multiple wildfires burn across Canada and the western U.S., millions are being exposed to the dangers of smoke inhalation.

Wildfire smoke is affecting air quality is Code Red alerts across parts of the U.S. Here's whether N95 and KN95 masks can help protect your lungs.

If worn correctly, antipollution face masks can reduce health ailments and the benefits far outweigh the financial costs, according to a new large-scale study. The research provides new findings about ...

Researchers at Kumamoto University have discovered that behavioral changes during the COVID-19 pandemic—particularly widespread mask-wearing—may have reduced the risk of certain types of heart attacks ...

Results of a new study by environmental health scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst suggest that inexpensive cloth masks worn by people who hope to reduce their exposure to air ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — With levels of sooty air pollution far too high across swaths of the Los Angeles area, Dana Benton is sleeping with a mask on, even with her air purifier running. “My car was just ...