CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Most common viruses are easily spread by hand. Knowing when and how to wash hands can help minimize the spread of germs. 1 In honor of the World Health Organization’s ...

When Shanina Knighton began pursuing her doctorate in nursing in 2013, she set out to seek evidence to support a theory. She’d noticed that, during the H1N1 pandemic, patient hand hygiene wasn’t ...

Five medical organizations are recommending updated best practices for hand hygiene to protect patients and staff in healthcare settings. The recommendations emphasize the importance of healthy skin ...

* Wet your hands with warm, running water. * Add soap, then rub your hands together, making a soapy lather. Do this for at least 10 seconds away from the water so you don't wash the lather off. Wash ...

Our hands are the home for microorganisms which live on one's skin surface. Mostly, these microorganisms are harmless. But the hands can become infected with germs that are harmful to the body, while ...

A new study by researchers at GOJO Industries, recently published in the journal Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology (ICHE), demonstrates healthcare facilities that actively partner with their ...

Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of articles in which we will bring in an expert to address some of the misinformation we have read in various social ...

* Wet your hands with warm, running water. * Add soap, then rub your hands together, making a soapy lather. Do this for at least 10 seconds away from the water so you don't wash the lather off. Wash ...