But since surgical masks have been shown to decrease transmission ... and practitioners of alternative medicine. Silver has a long history of medical use, since the metal is toxic to bacteria ...

On February 22, 1899, Berger read a paper, “On the Use of a Mask in Operating,” before the Surgical Society ... in epidemics in 1995. The history of masks is in many ways a history of ...

She was also passionate about exploring the intersections of health, history and culture ... provide little protection against COVID-19. Surgical masks and KN95s provide more protection than ...

In Hong Kong, surgical masks were common during the SARS epidemic ... said Jaehwan Hyun, a history professor at Pusan National University in South Korea who has studied the history of masking ...

They were wrong. During the 17th-century European plague, physicians wore beaked masks, leather gloves, and long coats in an attempt to fend off the disease. Their iconic and ominous look ...

We developed COVID vaccines faster than we’d developed any vaccine in history, and began administering ... many Americans to wear even flimsy surgical masks during the past couple of years ...

Functional pieces have a long history of becoming fashionable ... Should you factor style into your mask-buying decisions? Surgical masks pair nicely with hospital scrubs, hospital décor ...

Fingers started wagging when 16th-century European women began wearing masks to protect their skin ... At this time in history, pale skin was a sign of high status; sun-kissed skin suggested ...