And you thought you mastered hand-washing as a kid. More than 50 percent of illness can be prevented with proper hand washing, according to the CDC. STOCK4B/Getty Images — -- intro: Everyone ...

Just a few years ago, during the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, regular handwashing got a significant boost as folks made their best efforts to minimize the spread of germs and illness. Today, most ...

One major point the COVID-19 pandemic helped drive home is how important it is to wash your hands. Washing your hands is ...

We’ve all been taught from a very young age that washing our hands is important. Apparently, this lesson didn’t quite stick for everyone. The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) ...

Handwashing units distributed by the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium during the pandemic increased water use and ...

This week I’m shedding light on an aspect of hand-washing that might be overlooked: the hand-drying part. Also in this issue: The seven least satisfying cars, and five ways to save on prescription ...

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 ...

Background. Hand washing is an effective way to prevent transmission of infectious diseases. Education and promotional materials about hand washing may change individuals’ awareness toward hand ...