Hand sanitizer turned into a pocket-sized security blanket over the past few years, but it was never designed to solve every ...

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Imagine a hospital where one maternity ward's mothers died at five times the rate of another, and the difference was whether doctors carried the smell of corpses on their hands. In 1847 Vienna, Ignaz ...

Plus, tips for proper hand towel washing. Lauren Wicks is an editor and writer who covers all-things lifestyle. Her experience working for respected brands such as VERANDA, EatingWell, and Cooking ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF launched the first global guidelines for hand hygiene in community settings—a major step forward to promoting better public health. For the first time, ...

FDA intends to put its most serious warning on COVID vaccines, sources say 22 Republicans vote to repeal Donald Trump's executive order After winning his first Oscar, Tom Cruise kept repeating the ...

Your device does not support the audio. If the COVID-19 pandemic taught us one thing, it was the importance of washing our hands. Apparently, not everyone got the message. In May, the National ...

Wash your hands. We have all been told this countless times. I have consistently written wash your hands in any article about infectious diseases and with good reason. It is estimated that if everyone ...

Handwashing is critical to staying safe and healthy all year round, but a recent survey shows many Americans still are not washing properly. Though it takes only 20 seconds and can prevent you or your ...

That sink water might be doing more harm than good—here's what a microbiologist and a flight attendant want you to know Confession: I almost never wash my hands in an airplane bathroom. I promise I’m ...