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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — An experiment has been floating around the internet showing the importance of washing your hands with soap. Here’s why it works. This experiment can be done at home with simple ...

As the school year continue, local nurses say the basics matter most: breakfast, sleep, handwashing, and knowing when to keep ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — You may think everyone washes their hands in a universal way with soap and lots of water, but a new survey shows that doesn’t happen to be the case. Although ninety-three percent ...

I was lying on my back on a gurney, getting my abdomen washed by the nurse. She dipped Q-tip-like sticks into the brown antiseptic and then swirled them on my skin where the physician would make his ...

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 ...