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Why Do Some People Refuse to Wear a Face Mask in Public? Not wearing a face mask invites public shaming, not to mention boosts your risk of COVID-19. So what keeps some of us from putting one on? In the early days of COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said healthy people didn’t need to wear face masks. But on...

Wearing a face mask often helps people feel protected and reassured. But can a surgical face mask keep you from being exposed to or transmitting certain infectious diseases? And, if face masks do shield you from infectious diseases, such as COVID-19, is there a proper way to put them on, take them off, and discard them? Keep reading to find out. What is a...

What is Dexamethasone? New Study Says Steroid Can Reduce Risk of Death in Sickest COVID-19 Patients The drug was found to reduce death rates by 17% in severely ill coronavirus patients—but some doctors are still hesitant about its reported benefits. COVID-19 has been ravaging the world for more than six months, and in that time multiple medications—namely hydroxychloroquine (which recently had its emergency use authorization revoked...

Jordana Brewster Talks Mental Health During Quarantine and How She Explained the Pandemic to Her Kids She may star in the Fast & Furious movies, but in real life, the actress says this past spring has taught her valuable lessons about taking it easy. As with so many of us, this past spring threw life off course for Jordana Brewster. Her latest movie—the...