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

As Global Handwashing Day rolls around on 15 October, with the theme “Be a Handwashing Hero”, it’s the perfect reminder to pause and ask: are we really as clean-handed as we think? We reached out to ...

You might want to take another look at how you’re washing your hands. Dr. Myro Figura (@doctormyro) and Dr. Dana Brems (@footdocdana) posted a TikTok video reacting to a seemingly clean hand being put ...

NORFOLK, Va. - The majority of people believe their hands are clean. They'll quickly wash them after using the bathroom or squirt on some hand sanitizer on the go. While doing these activities are ...

Most public restrooms offer paper towels, a hand dryer or a combination of both to dry your hands after you wash. Germs can be transferred more easily to and from wet hands than dry hands, according ...

Washing your hands is one of the easiest and best ways to help prevent the spread of germs. While it’s particularly important during the COVID-19 pandemic, handwashing is always the best practice ...

If there’s one necessity you’ll never take for granted after 2020, it’s hand soap (and, let’s be real, toilet paper). You’ve probably never thought twice about the importance of these sink-side ...

The thought of celebrating Global Handwashing Day, observed worldwide on October 15 every year, may seem rather ordinary. Yet, this practice carries far more importance than it may appear at first ...

— -- For doctors and nurses, hand hygiene is supposed to be as intuitive as breathing. But is this behavior really second-nature, or do health care workers need supervision to keep their hand ...