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.

Why handwashing quickly became such a key public health message when the COVID pandemic hit, how the science of the coronavirus evolved and why you should still be washing your hands for your health.

Only about 30% of people who responded to the survey said they are likely to wash their hands after sneezing or coughing.

Husband’s lax handwashing triggers my OCD. Hax readers give advice. Letter writer’s husband washes his hands so rarely he leaves greasy fingerprints on water glasses.

A new national survey by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases found that nearly 50% of US adults don't wash their hands after visiting grocery stores, running errands, or going to a ...

(JTA) — At the height of the pandemic, I remember maddeningly washing, scrubbing and antibacterial-spritzing my hands in a bathroom along the New Jersey Turnpike. I then Olympic speed-walked to ...

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Some Americans are still not doing their due diligence when it comes to washing their hands. That’s according to a new survey that found nearly half of its ...

Discover how frequent hand washing can be the most effective means for cold prevention.

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Washing your hands is often touted as one of the easiest and most effective ways to maintain your health. But beyond being a routine part of personal hygiene, handwashing plays a vital role in ...

Washing your hands is a given if you want to avoid germs—but it's especially important after touching these microbe magnets.