And you thought you mastered hand-washing as a kid. More than 50 percent of illness can be prevented with proper hand washing, according to the CDC. STOCK4B/Getty Images — -- intro: Everyone ...

Why is hand hygiene important in the COVID-19 pandemic? Our hands can be a critical vector in the transmission of infectious organisms. Infectious viruses can persist on surface materials for several ...

One major point the COVID-19 pandemic helped drive home is how important it is to wash your hands. Washing your hands is ...

Hand sanitizer turned into a pocket-sized security blanket over the past few years, but it was never designed to solve every ...

You count on your hands to do your dirty, as well as your clean, work. You comfort a baby with your hands — and change his or her diaper. You prepare raw chicken for cooking with your hands — and put ...

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of maintaining good hand hygiene to prevent the spread of germs and viruses. Hand sanitizers and wipes have become essential items for many ...

Observed each year on October 15, Global Handwashing Day reminds safety professionals and employees that proper hand hygiene remains one of the simplest, most effective defenses against illness in the ...

In a recent study published in Emerging Infectious Diseases, researchers demonstrated the efficacy of two World Health Organization (WHO)‒recommended alcohol-based hand rub solutions to inactivate the ...