Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PROVIDENCE – Visitors and staff members at some major Rhode Island hospitals, including Rhode Island Hospital and Hasbro ...

Face masks are now optional on Big Blue Bus and Metro as of Friday Sept. 23. The announcement by the two agencies comes as the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health dropped mask requirements ...

ATLANTA, Georgia -- Vaccinated shoppers and workers can ditch their masks at Walmart, Target and Home Depot, except where local laws require masks in stores. At Starbucks, CVS, Walgreens and Macy's, ...

Masks are back — at least at some healthcare facilities. Should yours do the same? A winter wave of COVID-19 and flu wave prompted some hospitals to reinstate mask mandates for patients, staff, and ...

Wear a mask to flatten the curve. That’s the main takeaway from a new report from public health researchers at Vanderbilt University. They found “in areas where masking requirements have been ...

Two days after issuing a mask mandate for its facilities, UPMC has softened its language, stating that masks are recommended, not required. On Monday, UPMC issued a statement that masks would be ...