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 ...

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 ...

You can do plenty to help prevent the spread of viral and bacterial infections. Getting key vaccinations, such as those for influenza and pneumonia, is important, as is staying home from work or ...

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 ...

If you want to lower your odds of getting the flu — which has sickened more than 20 million U.S. residents since last October, according to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and ...

WASHINGTON — We've been told by many medical experts over the past several weeks to wash our hands to fight the spread of coronavirus. But it might not be as simple as how long you're washing. Instead ...