Washing your hands is a given if you want to avoid germs—but it's especially important after touching these microbe magnets.

Hygiene practices have come a long way since the CDC first published national hygiene guidelines in the 1980s. With so much to keep track of, a nurse leader summarized some of the latest practice ...

GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4) - A Colorado company working for decades to help people do a better job cleaning their hands is hoping to help more people and companies implement technology to keep people safe ...

While washing your hands, take a moment to reflect on things you are grateful for. This practice shifts focus from stressors ...

People were washing their hands so much early in the pandemic that sensitive skin and soap shortages were common problems in 2020. All this focus on hand-washing was for good reason. The science ...

Newly trained dentists know how to wash their hands, right? Apparently not, according to the results of a new study. Investigators observed hand hygiene practices of postgraduate-year dentists working ...

Way back in the early, whirlwind days of the pandemic, surfaces were the thing to worry about. The prevailing scientific wisdom was that the coronavirus spread mainly via large droplets, which fell ...

Washing your hands is a crucial process to help prevent the spread of infections like colds, flu, COVID-19 and in the case of ...

Washing your hands is one of the simplest yet most effective ways to maintain good hygiene, prevent infections and safeguard public health. Hand washing is a fundamental aspect of hygiene that plays a ...

Hospitals are ramping up their focus on hand hygiene compliance to prevent infections and improve patient safety, new data from The Leapfrog Group suggests. In 2020, when Leapfrog began collecting and ...

My father the doctor maintained that hand-washing was our family’s single greatest obligation to one another and to the world. Is there any hope we’ll all keep doing it? By Nancy Stearns Bercaw My ...