One of the best defenses against the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is hand-washing. But frequent rubbing and scrubbing can take its toll, depleting the skin of its natural ...

Adults in the U.S. still have a lot to learn when it comes to hand hygiene, according to a new national survey. While 62% said they know washing their hands with soap and water for 20 seconds is ...

Meanwhile, we mostly stopped talking about hand-washing. The days when you could hear people humming “Happy Birthday” in public restrooms quickly disappeared.

Yet it’s a surprisingly difficult thing to get health care workers to do. Even though they’re bombarded with messages every day of their working lives, the CDC estimates that health care ...

Health workers "make the decision [about hand-washing] in the moment -- and sometimes they get so wrapped up in what they’re doing that they need to be reminded,” SCVMC infection prevention ...

That’s also a result of constant cleansing. “Washing and sanitizing lead to faster chipping,” says nail artist Jin Soon Choi. The good news: Cuticle cream can give an assist here too.

AI, private equity, physician burnout weigh on AMA as it meets to form new agenda Northwestern trumpets AI tool that could open up a glaring health care bottleneck May 03, 2021 05:15 AM ...

Education At this D.C. day care, few kids, lots of hand-washing, and a savior for a single health-care worker April 19, 2020 More than 5 years ago Summary ...