In the Before Times, you just needed to check that you had your keys and wallet to head out of the house. During the past year, yet another essential item has been added to your out-the-door routine — ...

To curb the transmission of COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently begun to recommend using a cloth face covering when you’re out in public. But why exactly is ...

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 ...

Masks have become such a part of our lives that, if you’re like me, you’re even coordinating yours with your outfit. But what if your face mask doesn’t fit quite right? Thankfully, there’s an internet ...

CHICAGO -- Bill Purdue waterproofs basements for a living, but he has spent the past few days in his buddy's Washington, Indiana, auto trim and upholstery shop cutting rectangles of cotton fabric that ...

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Now that the CDC is recommending we all wear cloth face masks in public, you may be wondering how exactly you can use what you have on hand to get out on public and keep others safe. As the ...

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When 2020 began, most Americans likely didn’t anticipate a reality in which we’d all be wearing (or should be wearing!) a face mask while out in public. But that’s the reality of life in the age of ...