Today is Global Handwashing Day, which is held every year to help raise awareness about the importance of washing our hands.

Each year, Global Handwashing Day shines a spotlight on one of the simplest and most effective public health practices: ...

Nurses are more conscientious handwashers than doctors, finds a study in this week's Christmas issue of the BMJ. Hand washing is a quick, cheap and easy way of preventing the spread of infection.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has made clear that washing your hands with soap and water is the most effective method for fighting off the coronavirus during the COVID-19 outbreak.

My Silver City native friend, Marius Kendall, now lives in California and we still communicate via email. Advice about how to beat the coronavirus is prevalent. Marius emailed a fascinating article to ...

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 ...

Germs spread from surfaces to people when we touch a surface and then touch our face with unwashed hands. Proper handwashing is the best way to protect yourself and others from being exposed to ...

OPELIKA, Ala. (WRBL) – Widespread flu activity ruined many holiday breaks for families in our communities. Now, as students are preparing to head back to school, families can do a few things to help ...

The United Nations Children’s Fund has called on the Federal Government to invest in hand washing infrastructures and hygiene education, saying only 35 per cent of schools have basic hand washing ...

Running from patient room to patient room, it can be surprisingly easy for doctors and nurses to forget to wash their hands, especially if they’re dealing with an emergency. Hospitals have been ...