We've all been told to wash our hands, right? But let's be honest: sometimes we forget just how many things we touch in a single day that can leave our hands not just dirty, but downright germy. It's ...

A "sick season" preparedness kit full of tissues and cough drops can be beneficial this time of year. However, a simple, common-sense measure can help reduce your risk of plowing through your supplies ...

If someone came down from outer space right now who had no idea about COVID-19 and saw how much we are all washing our hands, they would think that we all had obsessive-compulsive disorder. Or that we ...

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 ...

Handwashing is a routine habit for eliminating dirt and germs most of us encounter daily. But despite the health benefits of hand hygiene, a survey finds that a large segment of people wash their ...

Don Schaffner wants you to understand that your hands are never going to be clean. He should know — over the past 20 years, he has published multiple research papers investigating the minutia of ...