Hand-washing works One major point the COVID-19 pandemic helped drive home is how important it is to wash your hands. Washing your hands is essential to good hygiene and stopping germs from spreading.

And while it’s true that conversations about hand hygiene haven’t entirely vanished — just look at the laminated 2020-era handwashing posters you’ll still see in many public bathrooms around the Bay ...

Hey, did you wash your hands recently? Well, you probably did it wrong. CNN pointed out a recent government study found that 97 percent of the time, ...

Another article from AMed News looks at several CME initiatives aimed at performance improvement, including McKeesport hospital in the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's hand hygiene project.

“Hand washing with soap for 20 seconds is one of the single most important practices to protect yourself, your family, and your community,” says Matthew Freeman, ...

One element of the washing is called “shifshuf yadayim,” which literally means “rubbing the hands,” and is initially described in the Tosefta (Yadaim 1:2), a 2nd-century CE compilation of ...

How to wash your hands. Washing your hands the right way isn't hard, but it may involve more steps than you're currently doing. Here's a 5-step guide, directly from the CDC, for how to wash your ...

Parents may be mastering the wash hands, eat right, sleep, and wash hands part, but addressing a child’s mental health is something entirely different. ... Beyond Zoom meetings: ...

When it comes to something as simple as washing your hands, it's hard to imagine you're doing it incorrectly. But, a new study shows you probably are. Here are some mistakes you're making while ...

Most folks are washing their hands and using hand sanitizer more frequently, which can leave your hands feeling cracked and rough. You probably already know this, but the Centers for Disease Control ...

It’s something most people do everyday, often without really thinking about it, but how you wash your hands can make a real difference to your health and the well-being of those around you.