The coronavirus pandemic has shown us exactly how incorrectly we’ve been washing our hands for years. But one recent viral video has spelled out the issue in black and white — literally. The clip, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A five-step handwashing technique improved the health of children with mild intellectual disability, according ...

The newest viral challenge in the time of coronavirus is the World Health Organization's #safehands challenge, in which participants demonstrate "effective hand hygiene." Celebrities and public ...

Don Schaffner wants you to understand that your hands are never going to be clean. He should know — over the past 20 years, he has published multiple research papers investigating the minutia of ...

Batman versus Superman. The World Health Organization’s six-step hand hygiene technique versus the CDC’s three-step method. Which is superior? While the debate around the superheroes may never be ...

Researchers conducted a prospective comparison of three hand-washing techniques —unstructured, WHO-recommended and a novel technique, called the WHO shortened repeated technique to remove C. diff. The ...

The world economy may be collapsing right now thanks to COVID-19, and scenes out of Titanic may literally be playing out in grocery stores, but it’s safe to say one thing as of March, 2020: The future ...

The first line of defense against coronavirus, and really every infectious disease, is the simple act of handwashing. COVID-19 is spread the way many other infectious diseases are: through the ...

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. You can do plenty to help prevent the spread of viral and bacterial infections, such as getting a flu shot and staying ...

You can do plenty to help prevent the spread of viral and bacterial infections, including the coronavirus. Getting key vaccinations, such as those for influenza and pneumonia, is important, as is ...